Bank employee held for ATM theft
9/02/2016
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A bank employee has been arrested for allegedly using fake ATM cards to steal more than 40 million baht in cash.
Direk Kaewcherdchu, a 40 year-old Thai Military Bank (TMB) employee was presented before the media at the Economic Crime Suppression Division yesterday after being arrested in Don Muang district on Saturday morning.
Police confiscated six counterfeit ATM cards, 20,000 baht in cash, a list of ATM passwords and a red Honda Wave motorcycle during the arrest.
The arrest followed an investigation into a complaint filed late last year by the TMB.
The bank said fake ATM cards had been used to steal several hundred thousand baht.
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The bank had received complaints from customers claiming account transactions were being made without their knowledge.
According to investigators, Mr Direk withdrew money from ATM machines in Bangkok's Don Muang and Bang Khen districts as well as Rangsit district, Pathum Thani, on many occasions.