2 sales staff accused of fraud and forgery
dubai — Two sales executives at a company that sells telecom services and products allegedly forged corporate applications and fake trade licences to bluff their company they had reached the sales target and fraudulently obtain commissions and bonuses, a court heard.
The two staff, both Pakistanis, aged 37 and 30, also allegedly attempted to get the coveted sales commissions of 15 per cent. However, they were exposed, but only after incurring their workplace losses worth Dh212,631.
They faced forgery and attempted fraud charges in the Court of First Instance.
According to public prosecution records, the defendants breached their company’s regulations and did not check with customers for needed documents and did not either go to the various businesses’ headquarters.
“They did not receive original documents. They just met unknown individuals and handed them the products in public places even though there were constant and clear instructions on staff to abide by the regulations,” an Egyptian PRO at the company where the duo worked, the plaintiff, said.
“Later, we learned from the telecommunication provider that there were five forged corporate applications with false details of bogus companies. It resulted in the loss of sums worth Dh212,631 due to be paid to the telecom company”.
The duo claimed they received the documents which they had enclosed to the forged applications via e-mail. The PRO also went to the Economic Department and learned the business licences were fake. The losses were worth of the bills cumulated on the SIM cards the defendants handed to the unknown people. The case dates back to prior to January 14, 2016, and was registered at Al Muraqqabat police station.
A sales director said the defendants’ job required they promote the telecom products and services and for that they had to visit the headquarters of any company to make sure it has a valid trade licence and then meet with the staff, who desire certain products and see their original IDs and passports and then get copies thereof.
“But they disregarded all those instructions and did not meet in person with real customers. They met instead with unknown persons with no IDs, which caused the company to lose more than Dh212,000. They admitted they did so to reach the sales target set by the company and then collect the commissions of 15 per cent,” the Indian director said.
Public prosecution evidence includes a letter from the Jebel Ali Free Zone saying a company (the name of which was mentioned in the fake applications) was not registered with them.
The first accused confessed to processing two applications comprising 65 SIM cards. He had met the PROs of the two companies in public places to get their documents and signatures and later to hand them the SIM cards.
The other accused confessed to processing three corporate applications and met with the PROs in public places in Dubai and Sharjah. He handed them the products after he had received their documents.
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