MUSCAT : According to ROP’s Directorate General of Inquiries and Criminal Investigations, the arrested expatriates lured victims to the fake site, where they managed to gain access to their bank account information. The individuals then transferred the stolen funds through exchange offices and digital currency trading platforms.

Legal procedures are currently underway against the two.

The authorities have issued a warning to the public to beware. “The Royal Oman Police stresses the need to verify the authenticity and reliability of websites and not respond to requests to receive or transfer funds that may be of illicit origin,” stated the alert.

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