Dubai:The Dubai Police have recently arrested a gang of job scammers who created a
fake recruitment agency to scam job seekers into transferring money for fake
job opportunities.
According to Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jalaf, Director of the General
Department of Criminal Investigation (CID) at Dubai Police, the gang would lure
victims by posting fake job opportunities with attractive salaries, and then ask
the victim for money for some alleged reasons such as recruitment fees, taxes
or booking an interview appointment. He pointed out that in light of the COVID-
19 global pandemic and the rise in the number of job seekers, the gang
managed to defraud 150 individuals.
“The General Department of Criminal Investigations in Dubai Police monitors
such gangs as well as fake advertisements through its specialized departments
namely the Economic Crimes Control Department” Brig. Al Jalaf reaffirmed.
Brig. Al Jalaf called on job-seekers to be on the guard against fake employment
schemes. He further explained that actual hiring agencies never ask for
payments or any sensitive personal data that can be used to scam job seekers.
Colonel Salah Jumaa Bousaiba, Director of the Economic Crimes Control
Department, they received a tip-off on a fake recruitment agency located in
Dubai and run by an Asian man. “The suspects had published ads across
social media platforms promising job seekers with tempting job opportunities
and attractive salaries,” “They asked unwary applicants for a payment (AED
1000 to AED3000) of a certain ‘fee’ to process the job application. In the end,

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Captain Ahmad Suhail Al Samahi, Director of Anti-Fraud Department, explained
that one of the victims was deceived into paying AED3000 in return for a bogus
job vacancy, a work visa and change status fees.
Captain Al Samahi said they formed a raid team and coordinated with
inspectors from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation to verify the
information and make the arrest. “Our team arrested the suspects, and seized
payment receipts and slips condemning the gang’s illegal activities,” he added.
He pointed out that investigations concluded that the agency had only one
person under its sponsorship, and was managed by the defendants as a fake
employment company where they used to collect the largest amount of money
from the victims.