The Embassy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the United States of America calls on all citizens not to deal with communication and financial fraud that poses as the embassy and its employees. And the embassy confirmed – in today’s press statement – that this is in addition to what was previously released by the embassy in Washington, and given the repeated cases of fraud that have been tracked. Saudi Arabian citizens through fake calls and emails from unknown individuals impersonating for embassy staff, using electronic programs that show that the caller’s number is the number of the Royal Embassy in Washington, or the number of the cultural attache in Washington, or the sender’s email address is on the embassy’s address list, and they require citizens to transfer money Financial, and that if citizens refuse, these people threaten them, and the embassy statement emphasizes the importance of not reacting to and ignoring such suspicious contacts, and not transferring any money to them, and that it is working with the responsible authorities to take all necessary measures to tracking the investigation of these attempts and defending to protect the rights of citizens.
In light of this, His Highness Prince Musab bin Muhammad Fahd, Deputy to His Highness the Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States, stressed in a press statement to the Saudi Press Agency the importance of caution and discretion in dealing with these reports. and the need to inform the competent authorities as soon as they are received, indicating that the Royal Embassy in the United States of America does not require the transfer of funds from citizens.
He urged citizens, if they suspect any contact or correspondence from the numbers or addresses of the embassy or cultural attaché, to contact the embassy, whether by embassy phones or email, to verify the authenticity of what they have received.
