Dubai, September 26: A man of African origin, who allegedly tried to cheat people by claiming to multiply money, was arrested in an undercover operation by Dubai Police.
Major Abdul Rahman Obaidalla, Director of Anti-economic Crimes Section, said that on September 7, the General Department of Criminal Investigation received a tip-off that an African was trying to cheat people by offering to multiply their money.
The man claimed that he had inherited $5million from his father who was a minister in his country and wanted to bring the amount to the UAE.
He said the dollar bills were blackened and the box containing the currency would be brought to the UAE by a diplomat. He said he would start multiplying the money of others after that.
He allegedly told his likely targets that the shipping company had wanted him to pay $22,000 for transporting the box of money and that he had already paid $16,000. He was looking for someone who could pay the remaining amount. The Anti–economic Crimes Section deployed a team of detectives.
A decoy customer struck a deal with the African.
As per the deal, the undercover agent had to pay him $6,000 first, which the African would pay the shipping company and get the box of currency released. After that, the African would multiply money for the undercover agent.
The police raided his flat and seized a bag which had black paper sheets of the size of $100 and bills worth $800 painted in black.
The police also seized chemicals and aluminum sheets.
On frisking him, the police found a shipment invoice which he had presented to his targets to convince them that the money was shipped but was still with the shipping company which had to be paid $6,000 for securing the box’s release. He confessed that he was trying to dupe people into parting with their money.
–Agencies