Prime ATM fraud suspect Piotr Szcdepan Mazurek has told detectives that around 50 people and firms were involved in the forgery.
police said on Tuesday the Ukraine national had divulged the names of the persons and firms and they are now verifying the information.
Monirul Islam, the head of counter-terrorism and transnational crimes unit of DMP, told a press conference that police had visited several firms and interrogated people there following the statement of Mazurek.
Fraudsters had installed devices and video cameras at six booths of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL), Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and City Bank Limited to steal client information.
Altogether 1,200 transactions had taken place after the devices were installed. As many as 40 bankcards were cloned to withdraw Tk 2 million, according to media reports citing police sources.
The EBL had identified 24 defrauded clients and paid them back, while City Bank filed a complaint with police over the ATM fraud.
In a separate complaint filed with police on Feb 14, the UCBL said CCTV camera footage had revealed a foreigner installing, at an ATM, a skimming device meant to steal account information.
Police arrested Mazurek and three City Bank officials – Moksed Ali Maksud, Rezaul Karim Shahin and Refat Ahmed Rony – for their suspected involvement in the fraud.
Source: Bd news24
