One Phone Call Costs Bahraini Woman BD1,030

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A Bahraini woman lost BD1,030 after falling victim to a phone scam in which a caller posed as a financial company employee and asked her to update her account details.

Believing the call was genuine, she shared a verification code sent to her phone, allowing the scammers to access her account and transfer the money.

Investigations revealed that a 26-year-old Asian man, working with an unknown accomplice, carried out the fraud using the code linked to the victim’s bank card and payment app.

BD1,000 of the stolen funds was transferred to the defendant’s account and withdrawn the same day. Authorities confirmed the suspect used his own details to open the account and later admitted his involvement.

The case is now before the First High Criminal Court, highlighting the growing threat of phone-based cyber fraud.