AJMAN // Ajman Police have arrested three men on charges of fraud and counterfeiting money in the emirate.
The trio, all African, are accused of defrauding an owner of a used car showroom by attempting to buy a number of lorries in exchange for fake bills.
Col Abdullah Al Matrooshi, director of CID at Ajman Police, said they received a tip-off from the Uzbekistani owner of a used car showroom in Ajman Market, claiming that he had been a victim of fraud from a gang of several people. He said he received an email from defendant A G, from Cameroon, saying he would like to purchase 30 lorries and his Cameroonian partner R A would come to the UAE after several days to complete the agreement.
After several conversations over email between the gang and the owner, R A said that he would bring his financial affairs official with him to the UAE for the final agreement on the purchase, worth Dh11.3million, and to export the lorries from China to a port in Cameroon.
Col Al Matrooshi said that a specially formed investigation team agreed with the showroom’s owner to bring the defendants to complete the purchase procedures. When they arrived, the police arrested them.
The money handed over by the defendants was found to be blank paper with printed US$100 bills on the top and bottom of the piles.
The suspects were referred to the public prosecutor to complete legal proceedings.
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