Man ‘used fake documents to open store card and spend Dh16,000 he didn’t pay back’

Pakistani accused is said to have given an Australian passport and other documents to open the Majid Al Futtaim store card.

DUBAI // A businessman spent more than Dh16,000 on a store card he obtained using a forged Australian passport and other official documents, Dubai Criminal Court heard on Thursday.

When the shopping mall tried to contact the man at the place his papers said he worked, the company denied any knowledge of him and the police were alerted.

The 28-year-old Pakistani applied for the Majid Al Futtaim Finance Najm Credit Card from Bur Saeed Branch, the court heard, and he provided a fake passport and ID, as well as other fake documents including a work ID, a credit card and a cheque book. He is said to have given employees at Majid Al Futtaim finance department a false name and a false workplace.

“He said he worked at Dubai International Airport and provided a work ID,” said a Yemeni witness, 29.

After obtaining the card in September 2015, which was delivered to an address in Discovery Gardens, the defendant allegedly used it to buy items worth Dh16,773 without repaying the amount.

Police said the name and passport details given by the man did not match any in its residency data system.

The man was arrested but it was not clear how and when he was arrested.

On Thursday, the defendant denied charges of forgery, use of forged documents and fraudulently purchasing items using a credit card that was obtained unlawfully.

The case was adjourned until February 27 for a verdict.