The two forged a fake power of attorney in the victim's name and used it to change his phone number registered with the bank.
Two unemployed men stole a man's identity, changed his telephone number, forged three bank cards in his name, then robbed him of Dh24,000 ($6,533).
The man and his accomplice had taken advantage of the victim's absence abroad to fake a power of attorney document allowing them to alter the victim's phone information at the bank so he would not receive SMS notifications regarding his account transactions, reported Emarat Al Youm.
While on a visit to his country, the Italian national received an email informing him that he had transferred his funds to his current account and withdrawn Dh24,000 ($6,533) from an ATM in the UAE.
The 42-year-old client tried to call the bank but realised that his UAE phone line was disconnected. He called his telecommunications provider in the UAE and asked them to cancel his number because of a security breach.
After confirming the situation with the bank, the client was informed that the transactions took place with three cards that he had not signed for.
The public prosecution presented him with a power of attorney document that he allegedly signed, allowing an Asian person the power to act on his behalf to establish companies, buy shares, sign contracts, and make complaints.
The client denied having signed the document and after subjecting the paper to proper tests it was revealed that it was indeed forged.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
