BigstockPolice have sought four days remand from the court for the three arresteeDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Cybersecurity and Crime Division have arrested three online banking fraudster from Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka and Faridpur districts. On the same drive, Mamun’s two associate-- Raju Farazi was arrested from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area around 7:05pm and Md Mithu Mridha was arrested from Faridpur’s Bhanga area around 5:15am on March 21, he added. For several months, the circle spoofed few banks’ head office card division’s mobile number and used it to call branch managers to collect names, phone numbers and card numbers of previous months new card users. After having the information, they transferred money from those accounts to London-based e-commerce app Skrill, Bikash and Nagad accounts. As few banks sent a compliant to Cybersecurity and Crime Division Deputy Commissioner AFM Al Kibria, he immediately informed Bangladesh Bank and gave directives to conduct the drive.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2020 07:41 UTC