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6 available 6 • View allHow to recover money after being scammed for getting a job?



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Q: Dear sir/madam,
Someone in the UAE took money from my sister who is outside promising her a job in the UAE. He later sent her a visa (a visit visa that was edited to look like an employment visa) plus a fake air ticket.
After my sister paid all money to this guy, she couldn't depart from the home country since the ticket was fake. The guy now claims that he was scammed by another guy whom he refers to as the real agent.
I am in the UAE. Is there anything we can do to recover my sister's money?




Sep 15, 2022
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How to recover an amount of money scammed by fraudsters?
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Q: Hello all,
I am based in the UAE, however, I have been scammed by a CFD trading broker called (........) based in the UK (they claim to be based in the UK). Their site is down now and they have deleted all the communication channels.
However, I found that they have hosted the same site on a different domain. I have lost more than $210,000 dollars. The total withdrawal amount was close to $500,000.
When I tried to withdraw my funds from the platform, they asked for more funds as tax payment and after I paid those, they kept on bringing new issues and asking for more funds.
When I declined their request on WhatsApp and told them that I will report to the police and file cases, they seem unmoved by these. They even told me to go and report them and they don't care.
Please let me know the actions I can take against those fraudsters. I really don’t want to let them escape this easily especially with our hard-earned money.
Kindly let me know if there is a way to recover my funds.

Feb 15, 2022
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How to a force a tourism agency to refund an amount for a scam package?


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Q: Hi.
My husband and I subscribed to a tourism package with a registered company in the UAE last Sunday. We signed a contract and paid an amount of AED 13999 for the package.
We later decided that we want to cancel this subscription and get a refund. The exact clause that describes the cancellation policy is:
“Subscription cancellation request received 7 days enrollment/payment date may be eligible to receive a refund after deducting 30% administration charges and cost of the utilized services if any.”
It’s only been 3 days since we purchased it and we haven’t used any of their services yet. Their subscription fee is 13999 and we were not informed of a separate administration charge. They are not willing to refund.
Isn’t it illegal to deny that right to a customer?
Please help us sort this out. We’ve recently moved to the country and have been scammed of all our savings and money through a scam call as well.
Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide.



Feb 19, 2023
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What to do if an agency hired for VAT returns took the payment and disappeared?

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My father had hired an agency to handle his company's VAT returns and paid them on time for all the filings.
However, the person took his money and fled. Now the office is closed, and he is not answering any calls. Please advise on what can be done.


May 13, 2024
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How to take a legal action after being scammed by an individual and a corrupt lawyer?




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Q: Hello,
We have been scammed by an individual who did not provide the stated service. They took a lot of money and important documents. I have audio recordings of him talking about these things.
We had a bad lawyer in Iraq who stole property by forging documents. This man said he had many connections to help us. While it was true that he had connections, he didn’t actually help us.
Instead, he cooperated with the bad lawyer, agreed with him, and gave the bad lawyer all our important documents.





Dec 24, 2024
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I hired an agency to close my free zone company but failed to do so. What can I do?




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Q: I hired an agency to close my free zone company in October last year and paid them already.
However, I have now been informed by the FDA that the company has not been closed, and I am required to upload a renewed license (which I do not have), otherwise, I will face a penalty.
The agency I hired is not responding to my messages.
What can I do?





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My husband and I are Canadian Muslims and he passed away in the UAE. How to open an inheritance case? 0
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My husband and I are Muslims. My husband passed away recently.
We have a Canadian will, but I understand that it won’t be honored as I am named the sole beneficiary, and that does not align with Sharia laws in the UAE. He was not a UAE resident but had a small apartment with no Will in the UAE.
We have 3 children. I am planning to go to Dubai to start an inheritance case. I don’t know the exact order of events and what needs to be done first.
1) Do I initiate anything from overseas before making travel plans to Dubai, or do I start once I arrive in Dubai?
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Due to personal circumstances changing, we are no longer leaving Dubai and would like to cancel Form F.
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