Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and global money transfer company, emphasized the importance of the role the public plays to fight the prevalence of phone, SMS, and WhatsApp scams and not fall victim to these fraudulent activities.

In line with this, the company has urged members of the local community to be more cautious of suspicious messages and phone calls that they may acquire and report them to the respective authorities, via contacting Dubai Police's toll-free number 901 or by its online platform e-crime or via Abu Dhabi Polices Aman service hotline on 8002626, or on www.adpolice.gov.ae

Mohammad Bitar, Deputy General Manager at Al Ansari Exchange, said, Community awareness is the first line of defense in confronting the trouble of fraud scams, therefore, the publics joint cooperation with the authorities will assist in retaining the safety and stability of the society and defending its properties. Community members can play a necessary and tremendous role to make certain that strict actions are taken against phone scammers through not answering suspicious calls and fraudulent text messages. More importantly, the public have to report this to the relevant authorities to crack down on the scammers, bringing them to justice, and holding them accountable under the law.

Al Ansari Exchange carried out numerous awareness campaigns for its clients via SMS, printed leaflets and their social media platforms. The company underlined that it does not ask winners of its promotions and campaigns to expose any personal information over the phone nor asks them to pay for any charges to receive their prizes. Individuals that are contacted about prizes they won have to either visit the nearest Al Ansari Exchange branch or call the customer service at 600546000 to verify the information.