Bahrain man loses BD2,000 to scam call promising prize money

TDT | Manama    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A man fell victim to a fraudulent scheme after receiving a call from an Asian claiming to be a Bahrain government employee.

The caller informed the victim that he had won a financial case and the victim would be financially compensated.

if he sent an OTP (one-time password).

Following this, the victim had BD2,000 withdrawn from their bank account.

Security investigations revealed that the money transfer and withdrawal were carried out using an ATM, with the first suspect withdrawing BD500 in installments using the second suspect's bank card.

The second suspect was responsible for creating bank accounts and receiving the fraudulently obtained funds.

The first suspect withdrew the cash and sent it to their Asian home country in exchange for a financial share.

During interrogations, the first suspect admitted to withdrawing multiple amounts using various cards, while bank account records confirmed that BD1,000 was withdrawn and transferred to the second suspect's account.

The public prosecutor charged the two suspects with jointly conspiring and assisting an unknown third party on July 30, 2023, in unlawfully using the electronic signature associated with the victim's credit card, which included the secret code.