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Fraud

Expat missing after defrauding firms of RO200,000 in Saham

Ali Mohammed Jun 8, 2016 0

Police is looking for an Indian expat who is alleged to have fled the sultanate after a RO200,000 fraud. Identified as R V, he has been accused of cheating several traders of building materials in…
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Scam

Online shopper pays 1540 OMR (Dh14,700) for a 'stone'

Ali Mohammed Mar 21, 2016 0

Conned in an online auction An unsuspecting online shopper was recently conned into paying Dh14,700 for what he thought was a ‘branded’ watch on an online auction site. Instead of the watch he…
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Fraudsters make four million ‘missed calls’

Ali Mohammed Feb 11, 2016

Phone fraudsters bombard the Sultanate with more than a million ‘missed calls’ on average every month — one of an array of telecom scams that target local mobile subscribers, according to a key fraud…
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Reviews

Scam Alert – Don’t Be Fooled into Buying a Cell Phone

Ali Mohammed Jan 21, 2016

Dear Friends. My Friend got contacted with one of the company base in UK. Person who in charge told him that within 2 days after payment, he will receive his orders. He paid the money via MoneyGram /…
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