Dubai, Dec 7: Three men were allegedly involved in embezzling Dh 997,179 after hacking into a bank customer's account, the Court of First Instance was told on Monday.
According to prosecution records, the three men, all Indians, aided and abetted other suspects at large in applying for a SIM card in that customer' name at a telecommunication service provider. They faked the victim's signature on the application form after pretending the original SIM card was lost.
The three men, including a jobless, a visitor and a mechanic, allegedly aided and abetted the other suspects in downloading the bank's smart application using the customer's mobile number. They managed to hack into his account and steal the large amounts.
They did not show up in court to face charges of forgery, online fraud and embezzlement
The case was reported on May 15 at Bur Dubai police station.
One of the bank staff said that the customer complained that large amounts of money had been embezzled from two of his accounts.
"We checked and found that online smart banking had been activated through his mobile number which was registered with the bank. The money was then transferred from the victim's account to another account and later withdrawn in cheques in the defendants' names".
A police lieutenant said : "Through investigation, we apprehended the first accused (a 38-year-old) who admitted he had had a SIM card issued in the victim's name with the help of a runaway accomplice. He was paid for his part"
The second man, 26, was arrested while trying to encash a cheque at the bank's branch in a mall, upon a request from another runaway accomplice for a certain commission
He confessed during interrogation that the same runaway man had given him several bank cards and pin codes and asked him to withdraw money from ATM and that he was paid for his help.
The court will hand down a ruling on December 29.
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