05/09/2024
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05/09/2024
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KUWAIT CITY, Sep 5: A case of forgery and felony has been referred to the Commercial Affairs Prosecution after an expatriate woman reported a scam involving a fraudulent bank transaction. The woman stated that she received WhatsApp messages offering household supplies at discount prices. She responded to the sender and agreed to purchase items worth 20 dinars, with the understanding that payment would be made upon delivery.
The victim explained that the scammer initially agreed to accept cash on delivery but insisted she first makes a small payment of 500 fils via a link he provided, supposedly as a commitment to the purchase. She agreed, but when she followed the link, she was shocked to discover that 209.800 dinars had been withdrawn from her account. The expatriate woman provided authorities with the phone number she had been in contact with. A security source suggested that the phone used in the fraudulent operation was likely not local, despite appearing to be a local number with eight digits, indicating it may have been set up for fraudulent purposes.
