A UAE court has dismissed a case lodged by an Al Ain resident, who was defrauded of Dh52,000 (approx. BD5,325) in a phone scam, saying he was negligent in providing his bank account details to an unknown person.
Court documents revealed that the man had received a phone call from an individual, who claimed to be working in a big trading firm. He said the Al Ain resident had won a million-dollar prize.
He asked the man to provide details of his bank account so that he could have the cash prize transferred to his account.
The victim soon realised to his shock that Dh52,000 had been siphoned off from his account. He reported the matter to the police, who apprehended the scammer, who was convicted of fraud.
The complainant filed a civil lawsuit against the defendant, demanding that he pay back Dh52,000, but the Al Ain Civil Court of First Instance struck down his appeal, saying that the complainant was negligent by sharing his bank details with an unknown person.
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