Maher Abbas Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh has cautioned prospective voters in the upcoming run-off for the presidential elections about an impostor sending scam emails. The person claims in the email message that he is a member of the Egyptians Care Fund in the Kingdom and asks the recipients to send him a copy of their National Identity Card, Voter Registration Number and Iqama number along with the name of their chosen candidate in preparation to hand them over to the embassy. In a statement made public, the Egyptian embassy has categorically denied that it has any connection with this man or his message, adding that authorities have begun an investigation to uncover his identity. The embassy urged all members of the Egyptian community residing in the Kingdom to ignore this message and only to go by the statements of the embassy's official press bureau, which disseminates and publishes authentic statements on its website or in the various established Egyptian and Saudi media organizations. The embassy reminded Egyptians of their obligation as voters and warned them not to vote by proxy because it contravenes the Egyptian presidential election rules. It is imperative for the voters to either come in person to the polling stations to cast their votes or mail in their ballots. It also publicized the imposter's email: [email protected]. Meanwhile, an official at DHL who will be handling the mail-in votes has cautioned the Egyptian community in the Kingdom that no voter ballots addressed to the Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh through a third party will be accepted. Sameh Al-Misri, DHL Sales Manager in the Central Region, made this announcement after a meeting with Imam Yousif, President of the Egyptians Union-Kingdom's Branch, during which they reviewed the arrangement made by DHL for handling the voting mail
