Two Asian scammers’ jail terms upheld by Bahrain court

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Two Asian men who swindled a woman out of BD2,000 after deceiving her to expose her bank account information have had their jail terms upheld.

The pair were earlier sentenced to five years behind bars each, followed by deportation. They were also fined BD1,000 each. The duo is said to have posed as officials serving in a local exchange company, and they requested the woman to reveal her bank card details through a phone conversation. They threatened her that her card would be deactivated in the event she does not collaborate with them.

Hence she gave in to their request. Her decision then backfired as the culprits used the information to withdraw BD2,000. She immediately informed the Anti-economic Crime Directorate about the incident. The two were held, but one of them denied involvement.