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Nordea “Hit by DKK 54 Million Fraud”
12-08-2010
17:47
A 32-year-old employee of Nordea is thought to be behind a fraud in which the equivalent of DKK 54 million was stolen from a Norwegian customer’s account
According to the Norwegian newspaper VG, the suspect is an employee at an Oslo branch of the pan-Nordic bank. Police are also looking for a male and a female accomplice.
VG states that the man succeeded in gaining access to the customer’s account through the use of a forged power of attorney. He then succeeded transferring the funds to various accounts in Dubai
However, according to the suspect’s solicitor, he innocent of the crime and is being cast as a scapegoat. The bank stands to suffer a sizable loss if the funds are not recovered.
According to the Norwegian newspaper VG, the suspect is an employee at an Oslo branch of the pan-Nordic bank. Police are also looking for a male and a female accomplice.
VG states that the man succeeded in gaining access to the customer’s account through the use of a forged power of attorney. He then succeeded transferring the funds to various accounts in Dubai
However, according to the suspect’s solicitor, he innocent of the crime and is being cast as a scapegoat. The bank stands to suffer a sizable loss if the funds are not recovered.
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