Dubai Police has arrested a gang of six people for running a phishing website under the guise of selling gold online and dealing drugs.
An official at Dubai Police’s cybercrime department said that they received multiple reports from people stating that they had been defrauded through a fake website selling gold.
The site claimed to sell the precious metal at a lower cost than the standard price to customers.
Victims who used their credit cards to complete transactions received messages saying the purchase was completed.
However, instead of receiving their gold, their card data was stolen and large amounts of money were transferred out of their accounts.
The official said that the police tracked the site and found the identities of those who ran it. Police raided their residence and found that the six suspects were also dealing drugs.
They were all arrested and referred to the Public Prosecution for further investigation.
The police have shut down the fake website.
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