BD53,000 ‘goes missing’ from expat resident’s bank account

An expat resident in the Kingdom was shocked after coming to know that BD53,000 has gone missing from his account. The victim of bank fraud, a Pakistani national, who doesn’t want to be named, said he realised he was defrauded after coming back spending oneand-a-half month in his home country.

“I had gone to Pakistan for 90 days to meet my family there. All my bank documents were secured. Yet, somehow all the money in my account was taken. “The fraud was committed by withdrawing BD400 every day from my account until it became empty. It may have even started before my trip to Pakistan. “I have a joint account with my wife. And my wife has never gone to the bank without me. “No-one else is aware of my account details as I haven’t shared them with any.”

The victim told Tribune that this was his primary savings account and the money amounted to his lifelong savings. “This is something I can’t afford to lose,” he lamented. A probe has been launched after the victim filed a complaint. Initial investigations revealed that the fraudster had used a forged signature and fraudulent documents to commit the crime.