Twelve Asians have been jailed after a scam involving fake phone calls tricked victims into handing over their banking details. The High Criminal Court sentenced four of the gang members to five years in prison and fined them BD1,000 eac
TDT | Manama
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Twelve Asians have been jailed after a scam involving fake phone calls tricked victims into handing over their banking details.
The High Criminal Court sentenced four of the gang members to five years in prison and fined them BD1,000 each.
The remaining eight received three-year sentences. All 12 will be deported after completing their prison terms.
The group, described as a criminal network, targeted citizens with calls pretending to be from financial institutions.
They claimed to be updating personal information and persuaded victims to share confidential banking codes, allowing the gang to drain funds from their accounts.
Authorities were tipped off by the Anti-Economic Crimes Directorate at the Ministry of Interior.
The investigation revealed the gang had randomly collected phone numbers using an electronic payment app.
The scammers then impersonated employees of the app.
