Nigerian man arraigned before Dubai court for attempting to withdraw Dh500,000 from another man's bank account

An unemployed Nigerian man was arraigned
before Dubai Criminal Court on Monday, January
18, for trying to withdraw more than Dh500,000
from another man’s bank account using an
Emirates ID card that the account holder had lost.
The ID card belonged to a man from Kenya who
had lost his wallet in March last year. Two
months later the Nigerian was contacted by a
friend who had found the Kenyan man’s wallet.
He asked the Nigerian to visit the bank on Khalid
bin Al Waleed Road in Dubai, use the ID card to
pose as the Kenyan and withdraw Dh580,000
from his account.
In return, he would be paid Dh50,000, the friend
told him. The fraud was thwarted when a bank
employee spotted the difference between the
Nigerian and the photo on the ID card. The man
fled the bank, but was arrested five months later.
In court, he admitted using an Emirates ID card
belonging to someone else, forging the bank
account withdrawal slip by signing it and adding
his personal details, using the forged slip, and
attempting to fraudulently obtain Dh580,000.
The man whose name was not revealed will be
sentenced on February 8.