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6 available 6 • View allFiling a case against a defaulter for a crypto scam

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Q: I believe that I am a victim of a crypto scam. I met a girl on tinder on 17/06/21 and after talking, we exchanged numbers. She onboarded me to Binance using step-by-step screenshots, helping me to set up an account.
She then asked me to set up an account on another platform which I now believe is a fake platform. Over a period of three months, she consistently encouraged me to deposit more and more money, and I was making huge returns.
In total, I deposited around 250k USD and supposedly had returns of 850k USD. But just recently when I tried to withdraw some of this, my withdrawal was declined and customer services told me I had to pay 150k USD in tax in order to access these funds.
I was very suspicious now and refused to pay. It was at this point that customer service stopped replying to me. I hope I can recoup some of the losses and this person can be brought to justice.


Sep 4, 2021
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Rejection of a complaint filed by a victim of a crypto-scam



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Q: I was a victim of a crypto-scam and have tried to file a police report on multiple occasions. However, they continue to reject my complaint.
Can this be filed by a legal representative?
Perhaps they will take it more seriously.




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What is the best way to recover money from a cryptocurrency exchange scam?
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Q: What is the best way to recover money from a cryptocurrency exchange scam?
The platform I'm using to trade cryptocurrency is based in Singapore but operated by Chinese people. I have invested 150k AED into it, coming all from my credit cards.
When I wanted to withdraw money, the customer service said that I need to pay taxes on the profit amount. After paying taxes to them, they are now saying the financial intelligence department found that my account is abnormal and suspected of money laundering due to recent frequent trades and excessive txn volume.
They want me to deposit 20% of my account amt (10k USD) within a week to prove that I didn't launder money, or it will be frozen and will report me to the FI dept.
Can you please advise if this is legal according to the laws and regulations of Singapore?
I don't have money anymore to pay them and I think it's just a scam. The platform recently had the system upgraded and changed; no license, no t&cs, no physical address, no phone number. Shall I report to the police now?

Jan 10, 2021
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I got a judgment against a cryptocurrency company that failed pay me and closed. What to do?




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Q: I give an investment to a Pakistani individual for trading opportunities in cryptocurrency. He gave me three cheques as security against my investment.
He used to give me profits every month. After 4 months, he failed to give me a profit by saying all investments were liquidated and lost.
I opened a cheque execution case against him and all three cheques (100k + 12k + 29K AED) got bounced due to insufficient funds.
During this stage, the person managed to leave UAE and flee to his home country ( Pakistan). It is more than 4 months after my execution case yet I didn't receive any money from the court.
How can I recover my money?
I need a detailed answer.
Thanks.





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Unauthorized use of free trial option and potential legal action

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope this letter finds you well!
I am writing to bring to your attention a concerning issue regarding the unauthorized exploitation of our system's free trial option by an unknown individual who has been engaging in deceptive practices to gain access to our services.
As per our partner's recent findings, it has come to our attention that an individual has been repeatedly abusing our free trial option by utilizing various, email addresses, and mobile numbers to gain unauthorized access to our services.
It has been determined that this individual has been utilizing our facilities to engage in these activities. We don't have his personal details.
Our partner has provided evidence that supports the assertion that this unknown individual has been intentionally circumventing our terms of service and exploiting our free trial option for personal gain.


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I lost in online crypto scam. Is there any proper agency that can help me recover the money?
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Q: I lost approx. 22000 USDT in an online crypto scam. I made a complaint to the Umm Al Quwain police station.
However, they said they cannot recover the money.
Is there any proper agency that can help me recover the money?

Apr 11, 2025
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الجرائم الإلكترونية في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة 2
تعتبر الجرائم الإلكترونية من أبرز التحديات القانونية في العصر الحديث، حيث تزايدت الأنشطة الإجرامية التي يتم ارتكابها عبر الإنترنت، ما يجعلها تشكل تهديدًا للأفراد والمجتمعات والدول. ومع تزايد الاعتماد على التكنولوجيا في مختلف المجالات في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، أصبحت مكافحة الجرائم الإلكترونية واحدة من الأولويات التشريعية في الدولة. سنعرض في هذا المقال تحليلًا قانونيًا معمقًا للجرائم الإلكترونية في الإمارات، بدءًا من التعريف وصولًا إلى التشريعات الخاصة بمكافحتها.
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3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
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.
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Federal Law No. (4) of 2002 On the Incrimination of Money Laundering 1
The law defines the crimes related to money laundering, commitments and the jurisdictions of the governmental authorities, and the sanctions against perpetrators of money laundering.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law 0
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