Scammers try to SIM-swap Dubai citizens hours after Iranian missile strikes

Scammers targeted Dubai citizens mere hours after missiles struck the city, attempting to gain access to their bank accounts, police have warned. Financially motivated cybercriminals are contacting citizens under the guise of Dubai Crisis Management, a fictitious department ostensibly tied to Dubai Police, in attempts to …

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Arschlöcher

Jeez, there are some loathsome twats in this world... including, of course, the current occupant of the White House.

[abufrejoval]

Most everyone has one... (Re: Arschlöcher)

budholes are very evenly distributed, among sexes, races, classes, nationalities... just turn around and start counting!

So would an Iranian hacker feel justified in scamming people who've allowed their guests to war on them from across the gulf?

If I'd put myself into his boots or sandals, I could only answer "yes".

Is there any sense to talk about legitimacy in this context?

Das Recht des Stärkeren ist die neue Normale der Weltpolitik.

(basically, if you hold the gun, you win the argument)

That's the tiny little problem: you ignore international law, that eventually costs you civilization right into arm's reach.

But you can rest assured, all money, including crypto, is worthless, once that happens: nothing lost, nothing gained by then.

[elsergiovolador]

Re: Most everyone has one... (Arschlöcher)

Don't forget that apart from the war, many people simply loathe the rich and stupid.

Wenn zwei Hunde sich beißen, freut sich der Dritte.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Arschlöcher

Yes and many have decided to reside in Dubai, I hope the scammers are targeting the non-doms and other wealthy leeches and not the ordinary residents of Dubai.

[Korev]

> Iran responded by attacking US military bases, as well as firing missiles at other targets, including a UK Royal Air Force Station in Cyprus, and various sites in Dubai.

FTFY

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@Korev

UK bases are a legit target as we are helping the US / Israel war on Iran.

.. and I say that as a UK citizen who has to endure various flavours of government, all of which spinelessly roll over & do whatever the US or Israel want in the Middle East, even if it violates international law.

A particularly unpleasant bunch of UK "ex-pats"* in Dubai. If any of them have been conned I have to admit it would be Angstrom size violin time. I bet they will soon be begging to come back to the UK they keep describing as "broken / unfit to live in anymore (etc.) if the UAE keeps getting attacked.

* Selfish UK folk who mainly care about avoiding UK tax, ironically a large amount of them are rabid right wingers with lots of racist / Islamophobic filled podcasts, "journalist" articles etc (but does not stop them living in a majority Islamic & non white state)