Elderly residents in Bahrain are being urged to appoint a trusted individual to assist them with technology and financial applications, including money transfers.
Hidd Police Station head Colonel Dr Osama Bahar advised that the designated person should also be monitored by someone who periodically reviews transactions to prevent potential financial losses that could amount to thousands of dinars.
Speaking on the Al Aman social media programme, he highlighted a recent case in which a senior citizen lost more than BD10,000 to a hired worker.
“An elderly man was having trouble reopening a mobile application used for digital money transfers due to issues with his password,” said Col Dr Bahar.
“He went to the bank for assistance, where an employee discovered numerous messages related to withdrawals from his account, most of them occurring around midnight.
“The man was informed about the transfers and immediately contacted his children, who helped him file an official complaint.”
Investigations revealed that the money was transferred to the account of the worker who helped the man with household chores.
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