Duo cleared of scamming stewardess of Dh25,000

Abusinessman and a visitor have been cleared of scamming a stewardess of Dh25,000 after making her believe that she had won a Dh500,000 prize.

The Italian stewardess was reported to have received a call from someone who pretended to be calling from du and told her that she had won a grand prize of Dh500,000 in January.

The stewardess was believed to have paid the money to two suspects through instant cash transfer, transferring phone credits from her phone, online transfer and du machines.

A du salesperson, who saw the stewardess spending long time in transferring phone credits through a machine at a mall, told her that she had been scammed.

Interrogation by police led to the arrest of a 22-year-old Indian visitor. Further interrogations led to the arrest of a 48-yearold Bangladeshi businessman for complicity.

When the two suspects appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance, they pleaded not guilty and denied forging du papers, misusing WhatsApp and the telecommunication system to embezzle the money.

The ruling remains subject to appeal.