Fake signatures Used in Workers Resignation

An African defendant has been sentenced to five years in prison, fined him BD5,000, and ordered his deportation after serving his sentence in a case involving forged electronic resignations of Bahraini workers.

The court also ordered the confiscation of forged documents used in the scam, which targeted five Bahraini employees allegedly misled into sharing mobile verification codes.

According to case details, the defendant—a security company supervisor—deceived workers by telling them the codes sent to their phones were for work-related transfers. Instead, the codes were used to electronically submit resignation forms in their names without consent.

The victims, employed under a private company contracted to a government entity, later discovered they had been resigned without approval and filed complaints.

One worker said he was called to the company after his contract ended and, due to limited English skills, unknowingly shared the verification code sent to his phone. He later learned it was used to process his resignation, resulting in job loss and unpaid entitlements.

Another worker realized the message indicated a resignation form and refused to approve it, later reporting the incident to authorities.

A Ministry of Labour official confirmed that resignation submissions were received after the contracts ended, but suspicions arose when workers denied voluntarily resigning, prompting an investigation.

The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with forging electronic signatures, submitting false resignation documents, and unlawfully using them in official labour system procedures.