Makeup artist Alicia Goveas  took pranking to another level, walking  through the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai disguised as Zayn Malik ... and people fell for it.

The stunt was done in collaboration with 7DAYSUAE .

People were following "Malik" around, taking selfies... amused by the whole thing.

But, really. She doesn't even look that much like him...

Source: Instagram

And come on... Malik is not that short!

And his face isn't plastered in that much makeup usually...

Plus, why would he be wearing a jacket in this burning hot weather?

Malik is set to perform in Dubai this October. If you really want to see him, then maybe that's where you should be!