<p class="title">An Indian woman in the UAE has been duped by fraudsters, posing as immigration officials, who threatened to deport her to extract money from her, according to a media report.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The woman, who requested not to be identified, received a call on Wednesday from fraudsters who told her that some immigration papers were missing from her file, the Khaleej Times reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was an hour-long call, and there were three or four men who spoke to me. They actually sounded like security officials speaking in a stern and intimidating manner, and I really got scared," the paper quoted the victim as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They said I am blacklisted as per Article No 18 of the Immigration Law. And I will be deported and arrested in Delhi under Article No 20. And the only way to avoid deportation is by wiring Dh 1,800 (Rs 33,565) to India to hire a lawyer and get a clearance letter from the Indian authorities," the victim, who stays in Abu Dhabi, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the call, the victim immediately wired the money through the Western Union money exchange and the amount was collected within five minutes, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several Indian expatriates were targeted earlier in a similar scam and were asked to wire money to India to avoid deportation, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the incident, an official from the Indian Consulate in Dubai has warned expatriates against the 'immigration scam'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The official also urged expatriates to report such matters to the local law enforcement authorities and not to share their personal details over the phone.</p>
<p class="title">An Indian woman in the UAE has been duped by fraudsters, posing as immigration officials, who threatened to deport her to extract money from her, according to a media report.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The woman, who requested not to be identified, received a call on Wednesday from fraudsters who told her that some immigration papers were missing from her file, the Khaleej Times reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was an hour-long call, and there were three or four men who spoke to me. They actually sounded like security officials speaking in a stern and intimidating manner, and I really got scared," the paper quoted the victim as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They said I am blacklisted as per Article No 18 of the Immigration Law. And I will be deported and arrested in Delhi under Article No 20. And the only way to avoid deportation is by wiring Dh 1,800 (Rs 33,565) to India to hire a lawyer and get a clearance letter from the Indian authorities," the victim, who stays in Abu Dhabi, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the call, the victim immediately wired the money through the Western Union money exchange and the amount was collected within five minutes, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several Indian expatriates were targeted earlier in a similar scam and were asked to wire money to India to avoid deportation, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the incident, an official from the Indian Consulate in Dubai has warned expatriates against the 'immigration scam'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The official also urged expatriates to report such matters to the local law enforcement authorities and not to share their personal details over the phone.</p>