Report fake cash to police immediately: Official

DUBAI: An official from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-dubai (GDRFADXB) has said that people who encounter fake bank notes must report the matter immidiately to the proper authorities, specifically the police.

Commenting on the matter, GDRFADXB-PERFORmance Audit head Capt. Mohammed Issa Al Marri told Gulf Today, that instances like these must be immediately directed to the police.

“Likethedubaipolice.theyhaveallthe(expertise), the knowledge how to go about investigating these cases,” Almarri said.

The problem of counterfeit cash was brought to the attention of Al Marri on the sidelines of the just-concluded “Fraud Conference Middle East” held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai from Feb. 23.

The conference was attended by 400 anti-fraud practitioners and professionals from the region and elsewhere.

The conference, which closed on Tuesday, saw delegates come up with two recommendations to establish the principle of transparency and integrity against all forms of false and bogus activities and documents. First is promoting the importance of commitment and incubation of governmental and private institutions for anti-fraud awareness programmes and campaigns.

Second is the significance of increasing the Emiratization rate in the Financial Audit Authority (FAA).

Bruce Dorris, president/chief executive officer of Associationofcertifiedfraudexaminersandconference co-organiser said, “It is important for citizens to see their government’s dedication to transparency, and through hosting this event, GDRFADXB and FAA have set a strong, ethical tone at the top.”

Gdrfadxbgeneraldirectormaj.gen.mohamed Ahmed Al Marri said, “GDRFADXB supports the conference. It comes as a translation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai vision of the necessity of consolidating best practices of governance and transparency, enhancing its role in protecting gains and continuing the sustainable development process witnesses in the (UAE).”

He said the conference “constitutes a global platform for exchanging experience in anti-fraud.”