Al-Marsad newspaper: The Al-Ekhbariya channel report sheds light on the story of a citizen from Al-Sharqiya who was defrauded twice in a short period of time.
The report stated: “4 months ago, Raheeq lost the dream of owning a home following falling victim to financial fraud, and regarding 300,000 riyals were stolen from her from the value of her real estate financing,” noting: “It is interesting that the fraud started immediately following a complaint was submitted for delay in financing.”
The female citizen said: “The first time I filed a complaint with the Monetary Agency was a person who claimed to be from the Ministry of Commerce, and the number was the Ministry of Commerce, and he mentioned to me the text of the complaint from the Monetary Agency, and it did not occur to me that it was a fraud.”
He pointed out: “He contacted me specifically following I received the personal loan, which is considered as a down payment, and then a person from the same bank to which I provided the financing contacted me.”
The report stated: “Raheeq did not utter her civil record or bank account number, and the fraudster was aware of all her personal information.”
Raheeq said: “300,000 riyals were withdrawn from the account and she told me that the full amount will be returned to you, and I complained regarding the matter when I received a purchase from the ATM card and went to the bank, they told me that I was exposed to a fraud.”
The report concluded: “Raheeq wonders, isn’t the bank supposed to be its guarantor as long as it was stolen without being a reason to empower the thief and as long as the theft occurred because of the thief’s ability to penetrate the bank’s systems, which requires clarifying the position of Sharia and an answer from the banks.”
