JEDDAH: A number of suspects have been arrested in Jordan for their alleged involvement in swindling Saudis out of large sums of money.
A suspect had conned a Saudi national by claiming that a housing project would bring him huge profits and took SR50,000 from him under the name of the phantom project.
The criminal confessed to his crime and was referred to the judiciary, the Jordanian Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was quoted as saying by local media on Friday.
Two other suspects were arrested in Jordan after they cheated another Saudi by offering him US dollars at a price less than the market and took JD20,000 from him. They confessed to the crime during investigation.
The Public Security Directorate (PSD) said in a statement that the CID in Amman managed to unfold a number of cases falling within the jurisdiction of the directorate in the past three weeks, including the arrest of wanted persons and finding a number of stolen cars and other items. The number of criminal cases amounted to 527 offenses, mostly involving theft, cheating and murder.
The PSD said members of the department in the north area arrested a suspected person for conning a person of JD642,000 by impersonating a well-known public figure on social media and claiming he landed a housing investment project with huge profits. He was referred to the judiciary.
A suspect had conned a Saudi national by claiming that a housing project would bring him huge profits and took SR50,000 from him under the name of the phantom project.
The criminal confessed to his crime and was referred to the judiciary, the Jordanian Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was quoted as saying by local media on Friday.
Two other suspects were arrested in Jordan after they cheated another Saudi by offering him US dollars at a price less than the market and took JD20,000 from him. They confessed to the crime during investigation.
The Public Security Directorate (PSD) said in a statement that the CID in Amman managed to unfold a number of cases falling within the jurisdiction of the directorate in the past three weeks, including the arrest of wanted persons and finding a number of stolen cars and other items. The number of criminal cases amounted to 527 offenses, mostly involving theft, cheating and murder.
The PSD said members of the department in the north area arrested a suspected person for conning a person of JD642,000 by impersonating a well-known public figure on social media and claiming he landed a housing investment project with huge profits. He was referred to the judiciary.
