The Portuguese woman, a Dubai airline stewardess who has lived in the emirate for four years, was robbed of more than 50,000 euros – “all her savings” – during a phone call she answered from an unknown number, she told the publication. Khaleej Times.” “I lost everything,” lamented the victim, who wished to remain anonymous.
The owner said that she was expecting a call from a Portuguese friend and therefore answered an unidentified number. On the other hand, the scammer told her that he had won a prize of 38 thousand euros at a currency exchange office (where she had been the day before). She was tricked into revealing access to a banking application.
“I can’t believe how stupid I was,” she said. In 24 minutes, all savings were transferred to three accounts of the scammers.