Khaleej Times called one of the scammers, a man who went by the name Ibrahim, who provided the reporter with a seven-digit "lottery winning number". "I asked a few questions, particularly why this would happen, and he had no answers at all." "He was very insistent, but obviously it was bogus," he noted. I wondered to myself why the Expo people would be giving away all that money."Īnother local resident - who declined to be named - said he received a similar phone call, in which he was offered Dh2 million. I didn't enter any such thing, or any competition. "He kept calling back and I didn't answer," she added. He said to make sure to call him back, because I'd won." "He told me to take his number down and check my SIM card to give him the number. "I received a call from a person telling me he was working for Expo 2020, and saying I'd won Dh200,000," she recalled. The administration confirmed that it is not and will not be launching such competitions.Īmong those who have received the fraudulent calls is Sandra, a 23-year-old expat living in Dubai. The spokesperson added that the organization is coordinating with Dubai Police and other relevant authorities to take the necessary legal action "to stop and prevent such fraudulent acts". In most of such scams, the unwitting victims are promised large sums of "prize money", provided that they give SIM card and Emirates ID numbers, bank details and other personal information. "Expo 2020 Dubai is aware of these fraudulent acts, which mislead the public with non-existent competitions, and abuse the Expo 2020 Dubai name," said a spokesperson in a statement issued to Khaleej Times. Expo 2020 has warned people against believing spam calls that are being made to mislead them.
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