Dubai: Man steals luxury cars by tricking owners; fined Dh350,000, jailed

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced by a criminal court to six months in prison for luring luxury car owners and stealing vehicles.

According to the case papers, the incident dated back to last year when the accused managed to seize a luxury Mercedes S-63 worth Dh350,000 in a fraudulent manner.

The investigation of the Public Prosecution revealed that the accused communicated with the victim through his number, which he found in an advertisement the car owner published, putting it up for sale. The accused claimed that he owned a car rental office and wanted to buy the vehicle for his business. They agreed on a specific date to carry out the sale and transfer the ownership of the vehicle.

At the specified time, a person came to the victim claiming to be the brother of the 'car rental office owner' (the accuses), and gave the victim a cheque issued in the name of the rental office equal to the value of the car. The victim agreed to transfer its ownership in his name and handed him the car, hoping to cash the cheque. But later the victim was shocked that there was not enough balance in the account on which the cheque was debited. He realised that he had fallen victim to fraud and informed the police.

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The court also fined him Dh350,000 and ordered that he be deported from the country.