New scam in UAE

FILIPINOS in Abu Dhabi have been warned against a new scam using professional social networking sites to steal their money.

The Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi said some Filipinos received messages from a bogus organization calling itself the Middle East Compensation Package.

“The recipients were instructed to make arrangements with the paying bank for the release of this compensation. he phone number and email address of the contact person were also provided by the sender,” the embassy said.

“The recipients will be asked to pay certain amount for the release of the said compensation which does not really exist,” it added.

Upon consultation by the embassy ith the Information Technology and Fraud Department of the bank being mentioned in the scam, it was determined that the message was designed to steal money.