dubai telecom staff jailed for stealing 34m reward points
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

The 25-year-old Egyptian was accused of transferring the points into free purchase vouchers

Dubai telecom staff jailed for stealing 3.4m reward points

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Dubai telecom staff jailed for stealing 3.4m reward points

Photo for illustrative purposes only.
Dubai - Egypt Today

A customer service employee at a telecommunication provider, accused of embezzling 3.4 million reward points worth Dh29,000 belonging to customers, has been sentenced to six months in jail.
The 25-year-old Egyptian was accused of transferring the points into free purchase vouchers and using them at various outlets to buy food, travel ticket, cinema tickets and other items.
The Court of First Instance convicted him of embezzlement and forgery charges and ordered him to pay a Dh150,000 fine and return Dh29,000 to his former workplace. He will be deported after serving his jail term.
The wrongdoings were carried out from July 2015 to October 2016. The complaint was filed at Al Rashidiya police station.
Public prosecution records show the employee used his access privilege to log into the system and then enter the customers' accounts in the reward programme by using his own mobile number. He then claimed he lost the password to be given and the new codes that he sent to his own number. He used the new codes to access the customer's accounts and make use of the reward points they had for his own benefit.
One of the Emirati customers, whose reward points were embezzled, said, "An unknown person stole the reward points I had to make purchases online and buy a travel ticket. I have a bank card and each time I use it I get points added on my loyalty membership number as per an agreement between the telecom provider and various shops and businesses."
"I discovered, however, that 708,000 points were lost from my membership account and were transferred to vouchers outlets to buy food, travel ticket, cinema tickets and other items.
The Court of First Instance convicted him of embezzlement and forgery charges and ordered him to pay a Dh150,000 fine and return Dh29,000 to his former workplace. He will be deported after serving his jail term.
The wrongdoings were carried out from July 2015 to October 2016. The complaint was filed at Al Rashidiya police station.
Public prosecution records show the employee used his access privilege to log into the system and then enter the customers' accounts in the reward programme by using his own mobile number. He then claimed he lost the password to be given and the new codes that he sent to his own number. He used the new codes to access the customer's accounts and make use of the reward points they had for his own benefit.
One of the Emirati customers, whose reward points were embezzled, said, "An unknown person stole the reward points I had to make purchases online and buy a travel ticket. I have a bank card and each time I use it I get points added on my loyalty membership number as per an agreement between the telecom provider and various shops and businesses."
"I discovered, however, that 708,000 points were lost from my membership account and were transferred to vouchers worth Dh4,725. I contacted my telecom provider but could not understand what happened.
"When I contacted the portal on which some purchases were made I was told they would reveal the identity of that person when requested by the authorities," the 34-year-old said.

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

dubai telecom staff jailed for stealing 34m reward points dubai telecom staff jailed for stealing 34m reward points



GMT 21:06 2017 Monday ,01 May

Will Smith at all-star Jazz Day in Cuba

GMT 06:25 2017 Monday ,27 November

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level

GMT 12:45 2018 Monday ,26 November

Israeli forces close entrance of village in Ramallah

GMT 12:14 2018 Monday ,08 October

HM King congratulates Ugandan President

GMT 13:49 2017 Thursday ,17 August

Alibaba posts 94% surge in quarterly profit

GMT 08:47 2017 Saturday ,10 June

CDD responds to 236 various incidents

GMT 00:31 2015 Saturday ,16 May

Canada plans 30% CO2 emissions cut by 2030

GMT 03:31 2017 Wednesday ,22 February

‘Man-made’ climate change a major woman’s problem

GMT 10:42 2017 Thursday ,16 November

Algeria FM leaves Cairo following tripartite meeting

GMT 11:08 2017 Tuesday ,03 October

Moscow, Riyadh willing to boost cooperation

GMT 08:40 2017 Thursday ,31 August

Bahrain Bourse daily trading performance

GMT 18:23 2017 Wednesday ,29 March

Ghazali's ALTARSHEED

GMT 08:22 2012 Wednesday ,04 July

Berenice Marlohe in racy shoot

GMT 15:47 2012 Friday ,20 January

2012 Honda Civic

GMT 10:37 2012 Friday ,13 July

2013 Ford Mustang

GMT 13:17 2011 Monday ,17 October

Hip hop stars to take centrestage at Yas Island

GMT 12:19 2017 Thursday ,27 July

Libya asks Italy to combat human trafficking

GMT 13:11 2017 Wednesday ,04 October

Jacques Dubochet (Switzerland), Joachim Frank (US)

GMT 12:26 2017 Thursday ,02 November

CAPRICORN (December22nd-January20th)

GMT 22:21 2017 Tuesday ,19 December

Haifa Wahby apologized for not receiving award

GMT 14:56 2017 Tuesday ,17 October

Palestinian cabinet decries Sinai terror attack
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday