Interior Ministry warns of new methods of fraud

Riyadh, February 07, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior has warned
citizens and residents of new methods of fraud and deceit in selling
and purchasing bank guarantees, exchanging foreign currency, and
transferring money in irregular methods by persons or parties within
and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


In a statement issued today, the Ministry attributed the
emergence of these methods to the access of the advanced technology
such as the internet, mobile messages and others at home and abroad.


The statement said, "Those who deal in these techniques use
various methods to lure citizens and residents by giving them false
promises of money under the guise of lucrative business deals and
humanitarian charitable actions demanding the dispatch of a copy of
their official documents or opening an account at a bank, and others
to be used in acts of fraud, deceit, involvement in imaginary
financial transactions, which may contribute to the deception and
deviation towards some of those methods and techniques in various
forms."


The statement said that the Interior Ministry hopes that all
people take precautions and be vigilant so that any member of the
society shall not be exploited in an act detrimental to himself, his
country and society, calling for informing the competent security
authorities of any foreign contacts which they suspect of their
sources and objectives.

--SPA