Know who you are dealing with before finalising deals on e-classifieds in UAE

Know who you are dealing with before finalising deals on e-classifieds in UAE

Dubai Courts looked into many similar cases of scam in which fraudsters sought online ads as an easy way to make an ill gain.





Fraudsters have been increasingly targeting and preying on people; online advertising is one platform where their unscrupulous scamsters boom on easy targets.

Out of urgent reasons like travelling or out of a desperate need for money, people rush to buy or sell the property to strangers, taking cheques in the process.

In one incident, an expat thought he was selling his car to a couple. But only after he deposited the cheque he received in the bank that he discovered that there was no balance as the account was inactive. Unfortunately, he had already given the car to the man after getting copies of an ID and other documents including a driving licence.

The expat recounted to Khaleej Times how he had put an advertisement on a popular website and then a woman and her husband contacted him to check the car. After having a mechanic examine it and taking it on a test drive, the other man 'bought' it with a cheque.

After lodging a complaint, the police caught some suspects. "It turned out they are a