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Fake Careem delivery scam on the rise; firm issues warning
Khaleej Times
|June 27, 2025
When Dubai resident NK advertised his coffee table on a popular website to sell preloved items, he had no idea how it would be a trap.
“On the second day of my advertisement, a person messaged me on WhatsApp and said she was interested in buying it,” he said.
“We agreed on a price and she said she would send me a Careem Delivery to pick up the table. She then asked me to click a link and enter my card details so she could pay me. Like a fool, I clicked on the link, gave my details and immediately got a message that Dh2,500 had been drained from my account.”
Although NK blocked his card immediately and raised a complaint with the bank, it was futile. “I had heard of such scams and I always used to wonder how people fell for it,” he said. “I feel so angry with myself for being so naive.”
NK is one of the people who have fallen for a new fast-spreading scam that is doing the rounds in the UAE. On Wednesday, tech giant Careem issued an advisory warning people to not fall prey for the fraud that is taking place in its name.
This story is from the June 27, 2025 edition of Khaleej Times.
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