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ARTICLE · 10 DECEMBER 2019

Corporate Crime Update - December 2019

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Employees from over 100 exchange houses in the UAE will be given training in an attempt to reduce financial crimes in the banking sector.

United Arab EmiratesCriminal Law
Stuart Paterson
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Benjamin Hopps
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United Arab Emirates

Anti-fraud training: New steps to curb financial gain

Employees from over 100 exchange houses in the UAE will be given training in an attempt to reduce financial crimes in the banking sector. This initiative follows an agreement between the Dubai Police and the UAE's Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group (FERG). The training is intended to raise awareness of financial fraud and will include specific cyber-crime training on how to deal with links, messages and scams. Dubai Police recorded over 811 cybercrime attacks relating to banks in the three years up to June 2019. The training will aim to ensure there is greater awareness about these crimes, with the aim of reducing them in future.

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