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CASE 296  |  woman  |  February ?, 2022  |  UAE
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  296
  date                February ?, 2022
  original_date       nan
  year                2022
  month               2
  quarter             2022-Q1
  victim              woman
  location            Dubai, UAE
  country             UAE
  scenario            P2P Trade Gone Wrong
  description         Dubai Court sentences four to jail for robbing woman of Dh300,000 in Bitcoin scam

  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        Dh342,000
  coin_type           Cash
  reports             Gulfnews
  notes               not in lopps list. the perpetrators threatened with an axe.
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2025-11-14 09:05:23
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [revised on review, verified against the sources in this file. Live DB still holds the shorter bulk-import summary — apply this to it.]
  **Victims:** A woman in Dubai, UAE, who wanted to buy Bitcoin for Dh300,000 and went to meet the seller with two friends.
  
  **Attackers:** A gang of four — two men who carried out the robbery with an axe and two others who kept watch; all four were convicted.
  
  **Attack Method:** She went to Al Nahda to meet the supposed seller; while the group waited, two men approached carrying an axe, threatened to harm them, and seized the bag of money and other valuables, then escaped by car.
  
  **Violence Used:** They were threatened with an axe; no injuries were reported.
  
  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** No Bitcoin changed hands; the robbers took a bag holding Dh300,000 in cash plus other valuables.
  
  **Status:** A passer-by heard the women's cries and noted the getaway car's plate; Dubai Police arrested a suspect the women identified, and he led officers to the others. The four were charged with robbery, sentenced to one year in jail followed by deportation, and fined Dh342,188, with the verdict open to appeal within 15 days.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/dubai-court-sentences-four-to-jail-for-robbing-woman-of-dh300000-in-bitcoin-scam-1.85729037

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 120: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   Gulfnews
  URL      https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/dubai-court-sentences-four-to-jail-for-robbing-woman-of-dh300000-in-bitcoin-scam-1.85729037
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Dubai Court sentences four to jail for robbing woman of Dh300,000 in Bitcoin scam
The defendants have also been asked to pay a fine of Dh342,000

Last updated: February 16, 2022 | 10:43

Dubai: The Dubai Court of First Instance has sentenced a gang to one year in jail to be followed by deportation in a Bitcoin scam.

According to official records, a woman wanted to buy Bitcoins for Dh300,000.

She went to meet the seller at Al Nahda with two friends when two men threatened them with an axe.

“We were waiting for the buyer when two men came carrying an axe threatened to harm us. They stole the bag of money and other valuables,” claimed the victim in official records.

The other two men were monitoring the area and the gang members escaped the scene.

A man heard the women’s yell for help and managed to record the number of the escaping car.

Dubai Police caught up with a suspect who was identified by the women and arrested.

He claimed that a friend asked to drop him in Al Nahda for a Bitcoin deal.

“I dropped them to the place and they went to a parking area between buildings. After two minutes, they returned and asked me to leave quickly. They were carrying bags and a laptop,” said the defendant in records.

He guided officers to the defendants’ places.

Dubai Public Prosecution has charged the four defendants with robbery.

They were sentenced to one year in jail to be followed by deportation.

Judges ordered them to pay a fine of Dh342,188.

The verdict will be a subject to appeal within 15 days.

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Dubai Court sentences four to jail for robbing woman of Dh300,000 in Bitcoin scam

Dubai: The Dubai Court of First Instance has sentenced a gang to one year in jail to be followed by deportation in a Bitcoin scam.

According to official records, a woman wanted to buy Bitcoins for Dh300,000.

She went to meet the seller at Al Nahda with two friends when two men threatened them with an axe.

“We were waiting for the buyer when two men came carrying an axe threatened to harm us. They stole the bag of money and other valuables,” claimed the victim in official records.

The other two men were monitoring the area and the gang members escaped the scene.

A man heard the women’s yell for help and managed to record the number of the escaping car.

Dubai Police caught up with a suspect who was identified by the women and arrested.

He claimed that a friend asked to drop him in Al Nahda for a Bitcoin deal.

“I dropped them to the place and they went to a parking area between buildings. After two minutes, they returned and asked me to leave quickly. They were carrying bags and a laptop,” said the defendant in records.

He guided officers to the defendants’ places.

Dubai Public Prosecution has charged the four defendants with robbery.

They were sentenced to one year in jail to be followed by deportation.

Judges ordered them to pay a fine of Dh342,188.

The verdict will be a subject to appeal within 15 days.

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