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Five Nigerian citizens who committed online banking fraud by withdrawing money from KBZ bank accounts were arrested, according to a statement issued by Information Team of SAC.
As two victims complained that fraudsters withdrew their money from KBZ bank accounts in Yangon Region on 6 and 9 February, investigations were conducted. According to the investigations, the fraudsters were arrested, the statement said.
On 6 February 2023, a woman living in Thingangyun Township filed a case that fraudsters withdrew Ks-102 million from her KBZ bank account via online. On 9 February 2023, another woman living in Kamayut Township filed a case that fraudsters withdrew Ks-37 million from her KBZ bank account through online. So, investigations were conducted at the related police stations in Thingangyun and Kamayut townships.
With the aim of arresting the fraudsters who commit online banking fraud, special investigation team was organized and the team in cooperation with relevant banks investigated bank accounts occurred online banking fraud based on technological data. On 12 February, four men and two women who opened and sold the bank accounts which are used in committing online banking fraud were preliminarily arrested, the statement said.
Six arrestees confessed that they received Ks-10,000 for a bank account and sold the accounts to fraudsters.
According to their confessions, a Nigerian man and his wife Nigerian woman were arrested together with money and material witness which are used in committing online banking fraud at Star City housing in Thanlyin Township of Yangon Region at 3.20 pm on 16 February.
According to the confessions of two Nigerians, three other Nigerian citizens who are collaborators were arrested at Star City housing. Necessary investigations are being conducted to arrest other relevant suspects, the statement stated.
Effective action will be taken against the suspects in accordance with the law and action has been conducted to arrest the collaborators who are at large from Myanmar under the law by linking international organizations, the Information Team stated in a statement.
