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Man swindles Dh129k from telecom firm in Dubai

The defendant, who is a fugitive, forged applications for 48 smartphones.

A Pakistani man is accused of fraudulently availing of Dh129,375 worth of telecom provider services.
The public prosecution records show that the defendant, who is a fugitive, forged applications for 48 smartphones from March up to December of 2017.
He is accused of using previously filed applications, removing some of their details and filling them again with new details. Prosecutors levelled charges of forgery, use of forged documents and fraud against him. The case was registered at Bur Dubai police station.
An Indian employee, 34, who works in processing applications for the plaintiff, said the accused would file applications on behalf of businesses. "I would normally check out whether the necessary documents are within the applications and if they are signed by the applicants."
He told the prosecutor that the applicants would not be double-checked via phone calls, claiming he was unaware the defendant had forged the applications.
Another 28-year-old Indian employee, who also works for the plaintiff, said during the public prosecution investigation that the application copies would be filed online. "The applications would be complete with the required documents. I would send them to the telecom provider to approve them."
He also stressed he did not know the accused had used forged documents when filing the applications.
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