{"id":8017,"date":"2014-10-10T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/10\/10\/fraudster-dupes-bank-manager\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T14:46:42","slug":"fraudster-dupes-bank-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/10\/fraudster-dupes-bank-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraudster dupes bank manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>A NatWest bank manager gave \u00a3830,000 to a client posing as a 91-year-old man.<\/h3>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n  EN-GB\n  JA\n  X-NONE\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"3\" height=\"184\" border=\"1\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Natwest-467x184.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>27-year-old Umar Mughal approved the transfer of money to a fraudster from a Brentwood branch in Essex. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>He is now on trial for fraud by abuse of position.<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>The bank manager failed to confirm the identity of the client who came into the bank posing as a wealthy 91-year-old-man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Julia Payne, financial investigator, informed the Old Bailey that Mughal failed to verify the criminal\u2019s signature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>She stated, \u201c<span>From a banking perspective people working in the branches know we could be targeted by a fraudster and to look at documentation to see if it is genuine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs soon as Mr. Mughal sat down he entered the sort code and account number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI would have expected to see a signature enquiry as that&#8217;s how Mr Mughal told me he identified the customer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mughal reportedly accessed five different accounts during his session with the client and transferred all the money into one account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Jurors were told that \u00a370,000 was taken from the first account, \u00a310,325 from the second, \u00a373,300 from the third, \u00a323,100 from the forth and \u00a376,600 from the final account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>A private banking manager noticed the questionable activity the next day and raised the alarm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>After speaking to the defendant and launching an investigation at the bank, Mughal admitted he \u2018made a mistake\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mughal blamed a \u2018negative atmosphere\u2019 resulting from \u2018colleagues moaning all day\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>He also reveals he was trying to have his lunch during the said incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI&#8217;ve done one stupid little thing which for me was a stupid thing but for the bank was massive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<span>\u201cWhen it comes to this transaction do I want to put it on here that I gave \u00a3800,000 to someone else because I wanted to eat my fish and chips?\u201d<\/span>  <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mughal told the court he wanted a take his break and as a result, ignored customer guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just wish I could turn back time and do my job again like I normally do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>The trial is ongoing. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A NatWest bank manager gave \u00a3830,000 to a client posing as a 91-year-old man. &#13; 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