The Public Authority for Real Estate A real estate fraud case against a citizen that ended with a request to transfer a rent payment to an unknown person who claimed to be a real estate broker, and the details go back to the fraudster using the data of a licensed broker, exploiting his authority to enter the “Ejar” platform and conclude an apartment rental contract and send a letter for authentication.

After proving the case and clarifying all its aspects, KDIPA suspended the account of the broker in the “Ejar” platform, and explained that the investigation is being completed in preparation for referring it to the concerned authorities to take the necessary legal action.

The Authority stressed to those wishing to rent real estate units the need to verify that the party marketing the real estate unit is a licensed broker with a real estate license, whether an individual or an establishment, and that the real estate unit has been issued a license for real estate advertising, with the importance of verifying the broker's data and advertising license through the query feature provided by the Authority on its website.

The Authority also stressed the importance of verifying the validity of the broker's data and the advertising license through the query feature provided by the Authority on its website. <The Authority also stressed that <a style="color: #800000;" href="https://amlak.net.After documenting the electronic contract and verifying that the property ownership data matches the data and specifications mentioned in the contract, and cautioning against transferring money to the bank accounts of unknown individuals or establishments directly to prevent falling into cases of manipulation, with the importance of inspecting the property and ensuring the presence of the property owner or the licensed real estate broker.