After the Iranian strikes increased regional tensions, Dubai Police warned that scammers are taking advantage of the situation by posing as employees of the Dubai Crisis Management department and falsely claiming to be linked to Dubai Police. These attempts aim to unlawfully obtain sensitive information, including UAE Pass credentials and Emirates ID details.
Dubai Police caution that disclosing such data may enable criminals to carry out SIM swap operations and gain unauthorised access to bank accounts through mobile banking applications.
Dubai Police affirm that they do not request confidential information or verification codes via telephone calls or text messages under any circumstances.
The public is strongly urged not to share personal or banking information with any unverified party and to report any suspected fraudulent activity immediately through official channels by calling 901 or via the eCrime platform dedicated to cybercrime reports.