Asian duo arrested for using mobile phone numbers to carry out scams in Dubai 02 Feb 2021 Staff Reporter The Dubai Public Prosecution referred an Asian duo, aged 31 and 35, to criminal court on forgery and scam charges, after they forged mobile numbers contracts to scam innocent people. Official records point out that the defendants had issued 10 numbers from a telecommunications company, using the forged government contracts, and used them to send out scam messages to steal the targeted victims’ money. The defendants convinced victims that their bank accounts had been suspended, and asked for their personal details. An employee at the Anti-fraud Department revealed that the telecom company had learned about the defendants’ scams after a customer complained about receiving suspicious messages.