Q: Good morning. Someone stole information from my phone and is now using it to terrorize my contacts. He saved all contacts, photos and videos, some of which including other people. He keeps texting and threatening to post them on social media. How do I handle this situation without incriminating the people in the photos/videos?

Q: Hi, I need to know the legal consequences of sending intimate (like true lovers) Whatsapp messages to a married woman. Here is the situation. X (husband) and Y (wife) are a couple and they are based in Canada. However, Y is getting separated from X and seeking a divorce. While Y was in India as part of getting separated from X, another person A sent intimate Whatsapp messages to her. Also, note that A and Y are in love. The person A is based out of Dubai currently. Is there any legal element to this situation if the person X files a case against A in UAE? Please clarify.

Q: My soon-to-be-ex-wife threatened to report me to the police for cybercrime. It's because I know her iCloud password and used it to add her to our Family Sharing and Find My iPhone app. She is very bad at remembering passwords (also often misplaced her iPhone that requires me to make it sound using Find My iPhone app) so for years, I had to be the caretaker of her accounts. Should I be worried? Does she have legal grounds to report me?

Q: Dear sir/madam, Can Telegram messages be used as proof for filing a case of abusing and blackmailing?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have been cyberbullied and bullied in real life just because of my looks. This has been going on for 6 months. Can I sue?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, A girl in the UAE trapped me in love and looted my money. She told me every day via WhatsApp that she loved me and would marry me, but suddenly blocked all my numbers. Now she threatens me that if I ask about my money, she will file a case against me. Now I am outside the UAE. I want to open a case online but don't know which article to mention. What should I do?

Q: Dear Lawyers, Is there any way to take action or legal proceedings in cases of online scams? One of my friends was cheated by a lady on a matrimonial website, and he is still seeking to recover his money.

Q: Hello! I got scammed by my friend. She asked me to give her money, promising to return it, but when I asked for my money, she refused to give it back. There’s no contact between us except for WhatsApp messages, and I transferred the money to her via bank (I have the bank receipts). A few days later, I discovered that she scams many people like this, including her colleagues. She claims that she’s broke but uses this money in stock trading. Everyone is afraid to come forward because they don’t want to spend money on a case they believe they will never win. People around me told me that without a written agreement, I can’t go to court because I will definitely lose. They said, “You don’t have any solid evidence.” However, I have WhatsApp messages and know three people whom she scammed and took thousands from. What do you advise me to do? Should I go to court, or should I let it go because I’ll never win?

Q: Dear Lawyers, Last month, I fell into an online money-earning scam and invested my money. Initially, I earned some money, but two days later, someone transferred the amount I earned to my bank account. That person contacted the bank, and they called me, stating that the money was accidentally sent to me and asked me to return it, which I did. In short, I lost the money I invested, and when I tried to contact the scammers, they kicked me out of the group. After refunding the money, the person filed a fraud case against me, unaware that I was also a victim. What should I do now? How can I resolve this situation? I don’t care about getting my money back, but I want to avoid any legal case since I already returned the money and was scammed myself. What steps should I take?

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law, known as the "New Cybercrimes Law", govern Cybercrimes regulations in the United Arab Emirates. The New Cybercrimes Law repeals the previous UAE Cybercrimes Law (Federal Decree-Law No. (5) of 2012 on Combating Cybercrimes).

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).