The Public Prosecution has launched an investigation into a citizen and resident of Arab nationality for their involvement in 150 instances of financial fraud, with seized funds totaling over 11 million riyals. According to an official from the Public Prosecution, the citizen worked remotely with a fictitious company and activated SIM cards using electronic devices, which were then used to impersonate employees of government agencies and financial institutions to steal personal and banking data from victims.
During a search of the citizen’s home, authorities found devices, activation tools, broadcasting equipment, chips, and papers containing personal information of people. Close to 4,000 audio recordings were also retrieved from the devices, each linked to the number of the SIM used for making calls and saved with the time and date.
The accused has been arrested and referred to court, and the International Cooperation Prosecution has started tracing the perpetrators and their funds outside the Kingdom. The source advised people not to share their personal and banking data, disclose it to strangers, or click on unreliable links that could give perpetrators access to their accounts. The source warned against aiding or abetting in such illegal behavior and emphasized the need to adhere to strict criminal accountability.
An official source in the Public Prosecution stated that the investigation procedures revealed that the citizen, in agreement with a fictitious company, worked remotely in the field of technology and software, received electronic devices to activate the SIM cards and pass calls, operated them at his home, received the SIM cards from the resident, activated them on the devices, and used them for a short period. And cancel it immediately to block its tracking from the security authorities.
In the citizen’s house, devices distributed with chips with 33 slots, an activation device, internet broadcasting devices, enhanced broadcasting devices, a box containing 94 chips, and papers with people’s information, addresses, numbers, and symbols were found. By examining the devices technically, 4,000 audio recordings of the calls that were made were found. With the victims where each audio file is saved with the number of the SIM from which the call was made in addition to the time and date.
The investigation procedures revealed that the citizen communicated with external parties, and trained them on how to use and activate the devices, and installed communication chips on them, which enabled those parties to communicate with the victims, impersonating employees of government agencies and financial institutions, requesting their personal or banking data, and seizing money estimated at With more than 11 million riyals, with 150 crimes received by the security authorities at the level of the Kingdom.
The source indicated that the accused were arrested and referred to the competent court, to demand the penalties prescribed in this regard, while the International Cooperation Prosecution began its procedures in tracking the perpetrators and funds outside the Kingdom.
The source stressed the importance of preserving personal and banking data, and not disclosing it to any unknown party, or accessing unreliable websites and links, which enable perpetrators to control government or financial personal accounts and seize funds.
The source warned against sinful behaviors that would felony others, seize their money by fraud, and enable or help external parties to do so, which is considered to be subject to strict criminal accountability.
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An official source in the Public Prosecution stated that the investigation procedures revealed that the citizen, in agreement with a fictitious company, worked remotely in the field of technology and software, received electronic devices to activate the SIM cards and pass calls, operated them at his home, received the SIM cards from the resident, activated them on the devices, and used them for a short period. And cancel it immediately to block its tracking from the security authorities.
In the citizen’s house, devices distributed with chips with 33 slots, an activation device, internet broadcasting devices, enhanced broadcasting devices, a box containing 94 chips, and papers with people’s information, addresses, numbers, and symbols were found. By examining the devices technically, 4,000 audio recordings of the calls that were made were found. With the victims where each audio file is saved with the number of the SIM from which the call was made in addition to the time and date.
The investigation procedures revealed that the citizen communicated with external parties, and trained them on how to use and activate the devices, and installed communication chips on them, which enabled those parties to communicate with the victims, impersonating employees of government agencies and financial institutions, requesting their personal or banking data, and seizing money estimated at With more than 11 million riyals, with 150 crimes received by the security authorities at the level of the Kingdom.
The source indicated that the accused were arrested and referred to the competent court, to demand the penalties prescribed in this regard, while the International Cooperation Prosecution began its procedures in tracking the perpetrators and funds outside the Kingdom.
The source stressed the importance of preserving personal and banking data, and not disclosing it to any unknown party, or accessing unreliable websites and links, which enable perpetrators to control government or financial personal accounts and seize funds.
The source warned against sinful behaviors that would felony others, seize their money by fraud, and enable or help external parties to do so, which is considered to be subject to strict criminal accountability.