Two more arrests in relation to $47m phishing scam at NCB

   

Two more arrests have been made in connection with the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency's investigation into a multi-million dollar phishing scam at the National Commercial Bank.

 

Two other men, including a member of the Jamaica Defence Force, were previously charged in the matter which involves the theft of $47.5 million from bank accounts.

 

MOCA, along with officers from the St. Andrew North Police Division and the Specialised Operations Unit, arrested the suspects in simultaneous operations in St. Andrew and St. Catherine on Wednesday morning.

 

"MOCA has been investigating for some time now a $47 million online banking scam involving customers at NCB. This morning our agents went to two locations, one in Portmore and one in Havendale, and arrested two more suspects linked to that crime. We also seized a number of evidentiary items which we believe will aid in our ongoing investigations," said Major Basil Jarrett, Director of Communications at MOCA. 

 

"Both men are believed to be part of an organised criminal syndicate responsible for the scam. They have been taken into custody for questioning and we expect that charges will be laid later today or possibly later this week," added Major Jarrett. 

 

Allegations are that between April and June 2022, sixteen accounts were defrauded at NCB and the funds transferred to a number of beneficiaries' accounts which have since been withdrawn or transferred to other banks.