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Fake watches, Real Scam: Man busted for BD132,000 online scam

TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune - www.newsofbahrain.com The Public Prosecution has charged a man with fraud after an investigation revealed he used stolen credit cards to conduct online transactions through a fake website. The National Financial Intelligence Center (NFIC) initiall

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Published 14 June 2024, 8:00 · Updated 21:27

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Fake watches, Real Scam: Man busted for BD132,000 online scam

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune - www.newsofbahrain.com

The Public Prosecution has charged a man with fraud after an investigation revealed he used stolen credit cards to conduct online transactions through a fake website.

The National Financial Intelligence Center (NFIC) initially alerted the prosecution to the suspect’s activities after discovering suspicious transactions using stolen foreign credit cards.

Upon further investigation, the Public Prosecution discovered that the suspect had created a fake website and used his social media account to sell luxury watches, as per a statement issued by the Public Prosecution.

“The investigation also revealed hundreds of fraudulent transactions using nearly 50 stolen foreign credit cards, amounting to a total of BD132,000.

The Public Prosecution questioned the suspect and confronted him with the evidence, including objections raised by the payment company regarding suspicious transactions on his website,” the Public Prosecution stated.

The suspect was subsequently detained pending further investigation.

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