According to Attorney Adnan Obaid Al Shaali, promoting counterfeit goods online is a severe offence with legal repercussions that cannot be viewed as a small economic infraction under Article 40 of the UAE’s Federal Law No. 5 of 2012 on Combating Cybercrimes.
Al Shaali clarified that in order to deceive customers and illegally take their money for illegal purposes, criminals frequently fabricate accounts, websites, or data on social media platforms or e-commerce sites. They do this by using misleading photos or making false promises about nonexistent goods or services.
He further emphasised that establishing a phoney website, account, or email address and mistakenly claiming it belongs to a person or organisation is punishable under Article 11 of UAE legislation. Penalties for offenders include imprisonment and fines of Dhs 50,000 to Dhs 200,000, or both. The penalty is increased to at least two years in jail if the phoney website or account is used to disparage the person it is ascribed to.
According to Dr. Nasr, the UAE Commercial Transactions Law regards dud checks as executable instruments, meaning that the holder can proceed directly to the Execution Judge to recover the money without filing a police report or initiating criminal proceedings.
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