Abu Dhabi Police is due to conduct a study on fraudulent practices concerning electronic financial crimes when swindlers forge other people’s credit cards and withdraw their balances, according to Col. Dr. Rashed Mohammed bu Rsheed, head of Organized Crime Section at Abu Dhabi Police CID.
“The study will be conducted based on the cases detected by the police, to define weaknesses, set appropriate solutions to curb these crimes, and protect individuals against their risks, in return for boosting partnership with companies and banks to face electronic crimes’, said bu Rsheed.
These remarks were made at a press statement during the seminar on the efforts to fight electronic crimes, which is organized by Criminal Investigation Department at Abu Dhabi Police, in cooperation with Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police.
He urged banks to always educate their clients to update their information, change cards PIN numbers, and abstain from writing them on their cards, to avoid any kind of fraud.
Khalifa Al Dhaheri, chief manager at the Emirates Central Bank discussed the efforts of the Central Bank in fighting electronic crimes and the systems used in this field.
Ian bu Tekhaiter, deputy chairman of security and risks at Maser Card Middle East, also talked about Master Cards and how they are issued, verified, checked and protected.
