JEDDAH: Police here announced on Thursday they have arrested a suspect who tricked bank customers into making transfers to the accounts of six people, including one woman, who were also arrested. The amount of embezzled money was about SR500,000. Spokesman of the Jeddah police, Lt. Col. Sulaiman Al-Mutawae, told Arab News the main perpetrator would contact bank account holders posing as a customer service representative of the bank who would ask them to go to the nearest ATM to update their account information. Then the man would give instructions on updating their account information that in fact were instructions for making account transfers. Police caught the main perpetrator after tracking down the six people whose accounts received the funds. The bank, which was not identified, has assured a thorough audit would take place and funds would be returned to the fraud victims.
Group fight erupts in mall
DAMMAM: Seven Saudis aged between 22 and 35 became entangled in a group fight in a mall in Al-Ahsa on Tuesday, local daily Al-Jazeerah reported on Thursday. The report said a 22-year-old man was badly injured during the fight and was admitted to hospital where his condition was stable. The newspaper quoted police spokesman Brig. Yousuf Al-Qahtani as saying that a misunderstanding between two men on one side and five on the other erupted into a brawl.
Police detain four for theft
JEDDAH: Jeddah police arrested four Yemeni expatriates on charges of robbing a number of shops and houses, local daily Al-Madinah reported on Thursday, quoting Jeddah police spokesman Lt. Col. Sulaiman Al-Mutawae. The spokesman said a special police team was set up to watch places that might be robbed by the thieves. The men were reportedly caught red handed. Al-Mutawae said the suspects admitted their crimes and would be taken to court.
