Dubai Police have cautioned the public to be alert against scammers imitating state or banks in phone scams aimed at obtaining financial data. State Police has highlighted that no government or banking agent will ask clients to provide personal bank data including the CCV (Card Security Code) number and OTP (One-Time Password).
The advisory is part of an awareness campaign launched by the Dubai Police aimed at educating the public about the threats of encountering fraudulent callers who ask for bank and personal details.
Major General Jamal Salem al-Jallaf, director of the General Department of Criminal Investigations, stated that the awareness campaign is part of a wider step to notify the people about phone scams, in which fraudsters try to convince victims to update their confidential information with government commodities or banks to get access to the victims’ financial data and finally empty their accounts.
Major General al-Jallaf advised anyone who accepts a call asking for confidential bank information to realize it is a fraud and not encounter the caller.
He informed reporting such incidents instantly to the Force through the most immediate Smart Police Station (SPS) or via ‘e-crime’ and ‘Police Eye’ services on Dubai Police’s website and smart app.
The campaign features awareness messages published on main roads, residential neighborhoods, police patrols, and at 20 smart police stations across Dubai. The campaign’s awareness materials will also be displayed on ATMs, Dubai Airport screens, social media, and corporate emails.
Butti Ahmed bin Darwish al-Falasi, Director of the Security Awareness Department at the General Department of Community Happiness, said the campaign is part of the Dubai Police General Command’s continued struggles to improve community awareness and lower crime rates by preaching security matters impacting society.
