Residents are urged to ignore the message and report it to the authorities
Text message scams
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Dubai
Dubai’s Salik issues fraud alert, warns against false payment, SMS scams
Messages regarding Salik payments are sent from the direct domain, which displays ‘SALIK’ as the sender, rather than a number
Fake SMS messages
UAE issues fraud alert, warns against SMS scams
The TDRA observed scam messages claimed to be sent by major courier companies like DHL
Al Ansari Exchange
UAE money exchange issues warning after scammers strike
Al Ansari Exchange warns customers after a number have reportedly received scam messages or fraudulent calls
Central Bank
UAE central bank warns Whatsapp users over fake message scam
Fraudulent messages being sent out claiming to come from banks may expose users to a malicious website
Emirates ID
UAE hits out at fake SMS ID scams, hacking reports
Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship said all updates to IDs were done in person
