millions missing from banks' accounts

[evanovitch]

Police are probing a suspected identity-theft racket in which millions of dollars have gone missing from customers' accounts at two of the island's commercial banks.

The racket was reportedly uncovered last December and is said to have led to the loss of more than $8 million from accounts at these banks.

A man alleged to be a major player behind the scam was held last week, police told THE WEEKEND STAR.


Police say Andrew Henry was captured when he went to the Oxford Place, St Andrew branch of Scotiabank to withdraw $450,000.

He reportedly submitted a fake ID while impersonating a customer.

Henry pleaded guilty to six counts of obtaining money by false pretence, two counts of uttering forged documents and attempting to obtain money by false pretence in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.


previous convictions

The court heard that on separate occasions Henry, who has 13 previous convictions for fraud, obtained $2.8 million, $400,000, $1.6 million, $50,000, $450,000 and US$32,176 from the banks. He will be sentenced today.

Investigators say since last December, Henry and other persons have been withdrawing large sums of money from customers' accounts, possibly with the help of employees who supply information on the accounts. Fake driver's licences and national identification cards are used in the racket.

[britisha]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Investigators say since last December, Henry and other persons have been withdrawing large sums of money from customers' accounts,<span style="font-weight: bold"> possibly with the help of employees who supply information on the accounts.</span> Fake driver's licences and national identification cards are used in the racket.</div></div>

I had a similar problem, all now it noh sekkle. The account was in foreign funds, but dem a talk seh a Jamaican dollahs it did open een, an a lie...problem is the book lass...actually, one theefing west indian bwouy whey wuddah teef white offah rice, pan di jab teef di wallet that contained di book***..mi juss figgah seh a wan a dem eenah di bank teef di money..for hantil now mi cyaan get fi talk to the real smaddie in charge,...dem eidah nat dere or dem on anodda line, or dis an dat...mi know dem nyam di money and excrete it by now...and dem still deh deh hungrier than before..

**dem noh seh annie widr'awls were done...


If oono ha account out deh...mek sure oonoh check and nat juss siddung and tink seh it safe...old crawsiss dem...

[evanovitch]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Investigators say since last December, Henry and other persons have been withdrawing large sums of money from customers' accounts,<span style="font-weight: bold"> possibly with the help of employees who supply information on the accounts.</span> Fake driver's licences and national identification cards are used in the racket.</div></div>

I had a similar problem, all now it noh sekkle. The account was in foreign funds, but dem a talk seh a Jamaican dollahs it did open een, an a lie...problem is the book lass...actually, one theefing west indian bwouy whey wuddah teef white offah rice, pan di jab teef di wallet that contained di book***..mi juss figgah seh a wan a dem eenah di bank teef di money..for hantil now mi cyaan get fi talk to the real smaddie in charge,...dem eidah nat dere or dem on anodda line, or dis an dat...mi know dem nyam di money and excrete it by now...and dem still deh deh hungrier than before..

**dem noh seh annie widr'awls were done...


If oono ha account out deh...mek sure oonoh check and nat juss siddung and tink seh it safe...old crawsiss dem... </div></div>

neva understood dis insistence bak home fi ha di bankbook wid u...fi real...dont di bank suppose fi trust its own recordkeeping...afta all, di bankbook ongle a reflect weh di bank ha fi u....an di deposits etc record should show di currency used pon di account...matta a fak, farrin currency account ha denotation seh is dat....but a so some a dem try dem tings...mi still a fight ovah di dormant charges every couple years...how dem wan u fi kip money a yaad but den charge u fi dormancy cause u naw use it....mi no countenance dat deh fawt an is like every year u go rung wid dem...

mi a read dis lady whe seh not ongle did dem use up har money wid dormancy fees, but even put it in di red an den try harrass har fi pay di overdrawn amounts....

my people, wi run di gamut fi true but u haffi love dem fi whe dem wi try

[britisha]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Investigators say since last December, Henry and other persons have been withdrawing large sums of money from customers' accounts,<span style="font-weight: bold"> possibly with the help of employees who supply information on the accounts.</span> Fake driver's licences and national identification cards are used in the racket.</div></div>

I had a similar problem, all now it noh sekkle. The account was in foreign funds, but dem a talk seh a Jamaican dollahs it did open een, an a lie...problem is the book lass...actually, one theefing west indian bwouy whey wuddah teef white offah rice, pan di jab teef di wallet that contained di book***..mi juss figgah seh a wan a dem eenah di bank teef di money..for hantil now mi cyaan get fi talk to the real smaddie in charge,...dem eidah nat dere or dem on anodda line, or dis an dat...mi know dem nyam di money and excrete it by now...and dem still deh deh hungrier than before..

**dem noh seh annie widr'awls were done...


If oono ha account out deh...mek sure oonoh check and nat juss siddung and tink seh it safe...old crawsiss dem... </div></div>

neva understood dis insistence bak home fi ha di bankbook wid u...fi real...dont di bank suppose fi trust its own recordkeeping...afta all, di bankbook ongle a reflect weh di bank ha fi u....an di deposits etc record should show di currency used pon di account...matta a fak, farrin currency account ha denotation seh is dat....but a so some a dem try dem tings...mi still a fight ovah di dormant charges every couple years...how dem wan u fi kip money a yaad but den charge u fi dormancy cause u naw use it....mi no countenance dat deh fawt an is like every year u go rung wid dem...

mi a read dis lady whe seh not ongle did dem use up har money wid dormancy fees, but even put it in di red an den try harrass har fi pay di overdrawn amounts....

my people, wi run di gamut fi true but u haffi love dem fi whe dem wi try </div></div>

Den noh dat mi ah seh??

A mi an mi fambly membah did hoppin di account...she placed it in trust for me...now dem can find all dat record seh yes, mi entitled to what is dere, but dem cyaan find di information that it was a &quot;foreign account&quot; in foreign funds..yuh no si seh dat is strange?.

Wha mi tink is, dem feel seh di account is over x number of years, and di smaddie mussie eidah ded, deh a jail or has no way to check on the account...dem run di dormancy bit and charges pan mi tuh...mi did a considah fi go deh go fling two stones pan dem...[figget bout lawyer dem mi know wi goh rab mi tuh...is nat like befoe]

but mi good fi waste mi time, tek aero-plane go deh, and di smaddie whey fi talk tuh mi might nat bi dere, and nexxx ting mi get harrestid and dere goes mi rep...as mi seh, dem nyam it and hexcrete it by now, and mi can bet dem still hungry..

<span style="font-weight: bold">Then they are talking about investing in Jamaica...dem noh ready </span>..hear dem noh...di color of the bank book wi seh a which acct whedda local or farrin...oono evah hear such tripe?

[FrenchTickla]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

mi naw call nuh name but dormant foreign exchange account mek nuff yawdie weh wok a bank go jail. dem nuh stop raid dem

word to di wise

[britisha]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FrenchTickla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi naw call nuh name but dormant foreign exchange account mek nuff yawdie weh wok a bank go jail. dem nuh stop raid dem

word to di wise </div></div>

Dass it...&quot;dormant&quot;&quot; dem is a bunch of redyeye whats it nats it...on 2nd thought a gwine pursue di mattah furdah...dem tink seh it ovah..

[Graphixmeister]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FrenchTickla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi naw call nuh name but dormant foreign exchange account mek nuff yawdie weh wok a bank go jail. dem nuh stop raid dem

word to di wise </div></div>

Dass it...&quot;dormant&quot;&quot; dem is a bunch of redyeye whats it nats it...on 2nd thought a gwine pursue di mattah furdah...dem tink seh it ovah.. </div></div>
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This is horrible. I have heard stories about bank workers in Trinidad alerting miscreant relatives to those customers who have much money so that they may go out and kidnap said client's relatives for ransom but I wasn't aware of this kind of fraud taking place in Jamaican banks. It's unfortunate but I can't say I'm completely surprised. What kind of recourse does one have if they are found in a similar situation?

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: millions missing from banks' accounts

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graphixmeister</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FrenchTickla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi naw call nuh name but dormant foreign exchange account mek nuff yawdie weh wok a bank go jail. dem nuh stop raid dem

word to di wise </div></div>

Dass it...&quot;dormant&quot;&quot; dem is a bunch of redyeye whats it nats it...on 2nd thought a gwine pursue di mattah furdah...dem tink seh it ovah.. </div></div>
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This is horrible. I have heard stories about bank workers in Trinidad alerting miscreant relatives to those customers who have much money so that they may go out and kidnap said client's relatives for ransom but I wasn't aware of this kind of fraud taking place in Jamaican banks. It's unfortunate but I can't say I'm completely surprised. What kind of recourse does one have if they are found in a similar situation? </div></div> Hey what's the big hulabaloo. The theives will always be with us. the first thing a child do is ti take what they see. only societal norms that change us from that inante behAvior. The insurance pays. That is much better than to kidnap people and putting them under such danger, just to steal some money.

[evanovitch]

Britisha, read dis letta to di gleana

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bank policy questioned
Published: Saturday | May 16, 2009



As an only child who no longer lives at home with my elderly mother, I accompanied her to the bank with tons of paper that they had requested in order to get my name on her account. Her thinking was that, if anything should happen to her, I would be able to take care of her or the funeral expenses.

I even had my birth certificate if they wanted proof of relationship and also I was not holding a gun to her head. Still, the bank refused to allow my name to be put on the account.

When I asked the individual who I was told was the manager what if anything should happen to my mother what would happen to the cash, he was not able to answer. I am not interested in what my mother has in the bank for myself. I am well able to take care of myself, but will someone please inform me if my parent dies before any change is effected whether the bank would take care of the funeral expenses? Or would they or the Government be allowed to keep what someone else has laboured for?

Since the manager of the bank could not answer the question maybe someone else can. I was speaking to a couple of friends who had similar problems and gave up although they are living in Jamaica. What makes mine such a bother to me is that I am the only child
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[britisha]

Re: Britisha, read dis letta to di gleana

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bank policy questioned
Published: Saturday | May 16, 2009



As an only child who no longer lives at home with my elderly mother, I accompanied her to the bank with tons of paper that they had requested in order to get my name on her account. Her thinking was that, if anything should happen to her, I would be able to take care of her or the funeral expenses.

I even had my birth certificate if they wanted proof of relationship and also I was not holding a gun to her head. Still, the bank refused to allow my name to be put on the account.

When I asked the individual who I was told was the manager what if anything should happen to my mother what would happen to the cash, he was not able to answer. I am not interested in what my mother has in the bank for myself. I am well able to take care of myself, but will someone please inform me if my parent dies before any change is effected whether the bank would take care of the funeral expenses? Or would they or the Government be allowed to keep what someone else has laboured for?

Since the manager of the bank could not answer the question maybe someone else can. I was speaking to a couple of friends who had similar problems and gave up although they are living in Jamaica. What makes mine such a bother to me is that I am the only child
</div></div> </div></div>

This is more fuel for the fire to fight the dishonest bank practices...to me, regardless of wha Doc waan seh...to me it seems as if they are all on the same page...Yuh shuddah hear how wan a di man whey supposedly in chaawge...talked to me, bout di account...like him a Pilate and washed him hands outtah ie....all bout di account is so old [ascarding to dem] and dem new change ovah computer system noh show dose accounts...it has to be done by hand or sinting lacka dat....such hog wash.


THE BANKING SYSTEM IN JAMAICA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES...accounts in foreign funds [immune to the banking rules of countries that such funds are from)...TRICKERY AND THIEVERY...

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Britisha, read dis letta to di gleana

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bank policy questioned
Published: Saturday | May 16, 2009



As an only child who no longer lives at home with my elderly mother, I accompanied her to the bank with tons of paper that they had requested in order to get my name on her account. Her thinking was that, if anything should happen to her, I would be able to take care of her or the funeral expenses.

I even had my birth certificate if they wanted proof of relationship and also I was not holding a gun to her head. Still, the bank refused to allow my name to be put on the account.

When I asked the individual who I was told was the manager what if anything should happen to my mother what would happen to the cash, he was not able to answer. I am not interested in what my mother has in the bank for myself. I am well able to take care of myself, but will someone please inform me if my parent dies before any change is effected whether the bank would take care of the funeral expenses? Or would they or the Government be allowed to keep what someone else has laboured for?

Since the manager of the bank could not answer the question maybe someone else can. I was speaking to a couple of friends who had similar problems and gave up although they are living in Jamaica. What makes mine such a bother to me is that I am the only child
</div></div> </div></div>

This is more fuel for the fire to fight the dishonest bank practices...to me, regardless of wha Doc waan seh...to me it seems as if they are all on the same page...Yuh shuddah hear how wan a di man whey supposedly in chaawge...talked to me, bout di account...like him a Pilate and washed him hands outtah ie....all bout di account is so old [ascarding to dem] and dem new change ovah computer system noh show dose accounts...it has to be done by hand or sinting lacka dat....such hog wash.


THE BANKING SYSTEM IN JAMAICA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES...accounts in foreign funds [immune to the banking rules of countries that such funds are from)...TRICKERY AND THIEVERY... </div></div>write a letter a or betteer yet call the Bank of JAMAICA and spweak from someone fron the inspectorate,and ask them who you should send your letter/emaikl to and se how quick the theives release it.