Manama: A Saudi national lost around 100,000 riyals (Dh97,899) in a phone scam that targeted his bank account.
“I received a phone call from someone who convinced me that he was the head of customers’ services in a major bank in Riyadh,” said Abdullah Al Gamdi, the victim. “He said that he wanted to offer me a wide range of services in appreciation of my loyalty to the bank. He then asked me for details about my account number,” Al Gamdi told local Arabic daily Okaz.
While the victim was waiting for confirmation of the new banking services, the scammer raided the bank account and stole 93,600 riyals in less than three hours, the report said.
“I did not find out that I had been the victim of a scam until the next day when I contacted the bank,” Al Gamdi said. “Even though the banks regularly send out messages warning customers not to reveal or divulge details about their accounts over the phone, I fell victim and in a matter of three hours to this horrible scam that made me lose 93,600 riyals,” he said.
Al Gamdi said that he would file a case against the criminal.
