{"id":1771,"date":"2021-06-05T09:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T09:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kdmarc.com\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T10:09:43","slug":"online-frauds-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Shades of Online Frauds in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When it comes to online frauds, UAE is no stranger. The country has witnessed several deceptions from fraudulent job offers to fake advertising scams!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#The_COVID-19_Crisis\" >The COVID-19 Crisis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#The_Online_Transaction_Saga\" >The Online Transaction Saga<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#More_Polished_Fraud_Tactics\" >More Polished Fraud Tactics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#Moving_Forward\" >Moving Forward<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/online-frauds-in-the-uae\/#TDMARC_to_Defend_Email_Impersonation\" >TDMARC to Defend Email Impersonation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you have not received a single text yet such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Click the link to update your bank account<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Collect your lottery prize by submitting your personal details<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">From illegitimate sources then you are the luckiest person alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Why did I say so?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The answer is simple. Not everyone can escape getting those messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">However, not everyone is lucky like you. There are several who had fallen prey to these messages and lost many valuable assets, including money, reputation, data, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a post from <\/span><b>Arabian Business<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>UAE suffered a loss of more than $87M in 2017 due to online scams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The number does not stop here. Frauds have been increasing rapidly across the international level not sparing any industry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">With each passing year, the number and volume spread like wildfire. From fake job offers to online shopping scams, from credit\/debit card fraud to <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/top-5-cyber-attacks-and-security-breaches-due-to-human-error\/\"><strong>data breaches<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, you name it!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, as per Khaleej Times, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/technology\/uae-is-3rd-most-attractive-target-for-cybercriminals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The UAE is the 3rd most attractive target for cybercriminals<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. The country with high per capita income. In addition, with more people spending their time online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation has become a lucrative target for cybercriminals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you ask me why online frauds are increasing daily, I can spell out several reasons. 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According to <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>WHO<\/b><\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the malicious actors are pretending to be WHO and sending malicious emails to trick the victim into clicking on malicious links or downloading attachments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">These tactics allow them to steal your:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Credentials and personal information<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Stimulus checks<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Unemployment benefits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Moreover, through malicious emails, cybercriminals also attempt to collect funds for fake COVID-19 treatments. Tricking the people in the UAE to donate to fraudulent charities and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, as per the <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>KPMG UAE cybercrime survey<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, due to the increasing online fraud in the region, <\/span><b>71% of respondents expect their businesses to invest additional resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To protect their organization and the people involved with it against cybercriminals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Online_Transaction_Saga\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Online Transaction Saga<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Today almost every business has shifted from traditional to online banking transactions. You will find the majority of businesses are sending their invoices for payment via email. As a result, it is attracting many sophisticated cybercriminals to find security vulnerabilities in invoice transactions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The tactics include sending emails to an employee with a sense of urgency for payment into bank accounts that are controlled by malicious actors. Another common technique is to send an email from a fake bank instructing the victim to confirm that he or she did not authorize the transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The fraudsters usually make urgent requests to click the malicious link to confirm the same.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2020\/10\/22\/average-damage-caused-by-banking-fraud-amounts-to-us54-per-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><b>Intelligent CIO<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a survey helped to find out that more than <\/span><b>53% of people in the UAE witnessed online banking fraud at least once in the first half of 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That is more than half of the total users!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Polished_Fraud_Tactics\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Polished Fraud Tactics<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You must be well aware of the increasing data breaches every passing, year, month, day, and hour. With the number of data breaches skyrocketing, fraudsters can easily access your personal data, also known as PII (Personally Identifiable Information). They use the same data to impersonate you and your organization to target your customers, partners, and even employees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Moreover, they can also take over your account. Using the log-in credentials obtained via data breaches or social engineering. This might lead to a serious threat to the people involved with the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">For instance, a fraudster can impersonate the identity of a head accountant and send an email to one of the employees working in the accounting department to transfer a sum of money. The worse they can even try to trick your clients and partners into transferring the payment into their bank account.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_Forward\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Moving Forward<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">All these factors contribute to the rising online fraud in the region. It may seem like you are safe from all of these or you may think the fraudster will not target your organization. However, as for cybercriminals, there is no big or small, as long as they can earn some easy money or get hands-on valuable data they will target anyone. After all, that is what they are seeking!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Moreover, impersonating a trusted and legitimate brand makes them successful in running this fraudulent business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">So, now the question arises, how do we stop online fraud?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As I mentioned above, the key to their success is \u201c<span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/\"><strong>impersonation<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u201d while sending malicious emails. 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