DUBAI POLICE ARREST EXPATRIATE WITH FORGED CREDIT CARDS

Gulf News
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April 28 2009
UAE

Dubai: Dubai police arrested an Armenian for forging credit cards
and using them to buy jewellery worth around Dh300,000.

The suspected Armenian was arrested on April 20 when the Criminal
Investigation Department of Dubai Police was notified about the usage
of forged credit cards at a jewellery store in Naif area.

He was arrested on the spot while he was trying to purchase gold
jewellery worth Dh7,990. The operation did not proceed as planned as
the suspect did not have enough money on the credit card, as stated
in a police media report.

The suspect used other credit cards. Upon investigation, police found
a driving licence with the same name printed on it and a picture of
the suspect. However, based on investigations by the police it was
revealed that the credit card belonged to someone else.

The police also found eight forged credit cards in his pockets and
upon getting a court warrant the police found the suspect’s authentic
passport with his real name along with 38 forged credit cards in
his room.

The items were found hidden in the ceiling of the bathroom of his
hotel room in Deira. The police also found more items purchased with
the forged credit cards such as laptops, mobile phones, and jewellery
bought from 12 different stores.

According to the police report, the suspected Armenian confessed
to meeting a criminal gang in his home country, who are involved in
selling fake credit cards for $20,000. They also forged the driving
licence.