Financial fraud, Saudi Arabia sentences 11 Pakistanis to 7-year jail term

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced eleven Pakistani expatriates to seven years in prison after convicting them of financial fraud. An investigation by the financial fraud wing of the public prosecution revealed that the criminals sent text messages



and phone calls to potential victims and told them to update their bank details.

As per a report by the Arabic daily, the accused used the personal information they obtained to access their victims’ accounts and withdraw money.