A fraudster who used fake id to buy mobile phones has been jailed for three months in the Middle-East country of Bahrain after he ran up phone bills worth BD3,400 (US$91,300). The 45 year old man, who had not been identified used stolen documents from his employer to forge fake power of attorney papers and used them to open 30 accounts with Zain in her name.
The man, a driver for the Bahraini businesswoman was accused of stealing the papers when he was left alone in her office on occasions.
The fraud came to light when Zain contacted the businesswomans' office and spoke to her son - who was shocked to hear that they seemed to own 30 mobile phones. Upon inspection of the contracts at the local Zain office, it became clear that the signatures had been forged.
Posted to the site on 30th March 2008
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