A man who stole more than Dh800,000 from a stranger’s bank account using forged documents has been sentenced to three years in prison.
The Indian national, 29, used multiple fake documents including an Emirates ID to access the woman’s mobile number and then her bank.
Transferring a total of Dh873,000 to a private company he owned, the man believed he had escaped detection.
But when the victim called authorities in December 2017 after realising the funds had gone missing, investigators were able trace the money.
“I requested a bank statement which showed that Dh873,000 was transferred from my account,” the victim told Dubai Criminal Court.
“I told the bank’s employees that I didn’t authorise the transfer. They told me the defendant had submitted documents claiming I gave him power of attorney which is not true. The documents and the signature were not mine.”
In court last March, the defendant denied charges of forgery to fraudulently obtain the cash.
On Wednesday, he was found guilty and sentenced to jail followed by deportation.
