Two Asians Sentenced for 5 Years in Jail for Running Online Scam

The High Appeals Court in Bahrain has sentenced two Asian men to five years in prison each for defrauding a 60-year-old man out of BD500 through a text message scam. 

They were also fined with BD5,000 each, and upon they will be doperted from the country upon completion of their jail term. 

The victim had received a text message containing a fraudulent link, prompting him to enter personal information such as his bank card details.

After filing a complaint to seek recovery of his funds, authorities were able to trace the misappropriated funds to their final recipient. 

Further investigations revealed that the arrested individual was operating a network of fraudulent activities.