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Do not fall for dating scams on social media, say UAE cybersecurity experts

Dubai: Khalid, a year-old Dubai-based engineer, was having goosebumps as he walked down the dimly lit hallway of a sixth-floor hotel apartment in Dubai. When he reached Flat , he knocked on the door with trepidation while checking the empty hallway. As he waited for the door to open, Khalid was thinking about how just 24 hours earlier, he was checking the Tinder dating app, when a picture of a beautiful blonde popped up. After pressing the like button on her profile, he received a message from the blonde to meet her at her hotel apartment. After chatting with her on WhatsApp, he learnt her name was Maria. She sent her location with a flat number, asking him to come over quickly. Now as the door opened, Khalid could hardly see anything as the apartment was dark, with only a faded red light coming from the living room. The woman who was at the doorway claimed Maria was waiting for him inside. Very uncomfortable by now, Khalid felt a movement behind the door. Sensing things were not right, he ran into the corridor and down the stairs to make a quick exit out of the building.

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The first thing that Dubai brings to mind is luxury and wealth, an oasis in the desert, not necessarily romance scams and investment fraud. Everyone pictures Dubai as a city that only a few can afford, however Dubai is also home to an increasing amount of romance scammers. Many immigrants lacking formal education and training in Dubai and the UAE have been struggling to survive with the high cost of living, and as a result, have turned to illegal operations to make ends meet. Contrary to the trends in other high risk countries for fraud which are mostly developing countries with low income rates , the UAE is one of the higher risk developed countries for fraud. One of the reasons this happens is that the UAE is also the most densely migrant-populated country in the world , home to more than 8 million migrant workers coming mainly from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt and the Philippines all countries with high rates of corruption and fraud.

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Dubai Police warn residents about the risks of online dating

Pig butchering scams are a sophisticated form of fraud that are beginning to gain global attention. This is not only due to the dual threats of psychological manipulation and financial destruction, but also increasing evidence of how these scams are operating at a large scale. So what is a pig butchering scam and how can you avoid becoming a victim?

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