Appeal rejected in credit card forgery

Four men involved in a credit card forgery case had their appeals rejected. Three of them received five years behind bars, while the remaining co-defendant was handed down three years in prison. They include two ex-employees serving at a call centre of a foreign bank here.

The duo reportedly stole customers’ information, including bank accounts and handed them over to co-accomplices for forging credit cards.

“My colleague (the second defendant) was under going training and he was responding to clients’ calls with me,” the first defendant told prosecutors. “He told me we would receive 15pc of each withdrawal made using the forged cards,” he added.

The defendants were nabbed during a sting operation while they were attempting to launder the money.

They reportedly transferred BD7500 from an unknown person’s account in the bank to an electronics shop to purchase 13 smart mobile phones. But due to the unavailability of the requested quantity, the deal was cancelled and the shop issued a paycheck in return of the paid money.

When they failed to provide a proof for their transaction, the shop employee informed the police.