Dubai: A jobless man has been accused of cheating a female executive by forging a title deed of a flat that she rented and depriving her of Dh121,000 in cash and cheques.

The Jordanian woman executive was said to be searching to rent a flat in Dubai Marina area when she spotted an advertisement on Dubizzle in July.

She called on the advertised number and talked to a person, according to records, who referred her to another person, said to be the in charge of the property office which had advertised the flat for the rent.

The Jordanian woman agreed to meet with the other person [a British realty broker] and after she was shown around the flat, she agreed to take it.

Records said the woman gave the broker two cheques worth Dh50,000 and Dh60,000 in addition to Dh11,000 in cash for the rent, insurance and commission as well.

After that the woman received a copy of the flat’s title deed on her email that bore the name of a certain person.

Records said when the Jordanian went to Dewa to finalise the process of registering the flat, she was informed that the flat belonged to someone else [person other than that whose name was registered on the title deed].

When the woman called the broker to return her cheques after she discovered the truth, she was informed that the property office had also been a victim of swindling and deception.

Police interrogations revealed the involvement of a 33-year-old Emirati jobless man and another suspect [who remains at large] in forging the title deed and depriving the women of her cheques and cash.

Prosecutors accused the 33-year-old Emirati and the other man of swindling the Jordanian woman and stealing her money.

The suspect pleaded not guilty before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday.

The Jordanian woman executive told prosecutors: “When I called the advertised number, a person replied and he claimed to be a Yemeni. He told me that the British broker will talk to me. The latter phoned me and informed me that the suspect was the flat’s owner … after making the payments I went to Dewa office where I discovered that the Emirati was not the owner of the flat. I called the police once the property office told me that they had been swindled as well.”

A ruling in the case will be heard soon.