Two held in ‘black money’ scam

Sharjah: Police have arrested two men believed to be involved in scams to fool people to hand over their cash.

The men are accused of duping a man out of Dh10,000 after telling him they had a huge amount of money but needed Dh10,000 to buy a special chemical because the money had been dyed black.

The Cameroonian suspects targeted people who ran businesses in Sharjah, police said.

Sharjah Police received a tip-off that the suspects also fooled people into believing that they had magic powers and they could double any amount of cash. They had a large bag that contained a vast amount of counterfeit currency of dollar bills as well as liquid that was used to pretend to double the money. A police team identified the two suspects and arrested them while they were allegedly trying to cheat one of their victims out of Dh10,000.

They are said to have performed a fake experiment in front of the victim. Once they received the money they fled. The victim reported the issue to police.

During interrogation the suspects confessed to the crime and have been transferred to Sharjah Public Prosecution.

Sharjah Police warned the public against falling victim to these kinds of crimes and urged them to double-check the identity of people and not trust strangers.

Police have urged community members to report crimes to 999 or the toll-free number Najeed 800151 or tel: 06 5 632 222 or via SMS 7999 or via e-mail www.shjpolice.gov.ae /najeed