Egyptian police arrest fraud suspect who posed as bank employee in Minya

Egypt's anti-organized crime unit arrested a suspect in Minya accused of impersonating bank customer service staff to defraud citizens.

• The Public Funds and Organized Crime Combating Sector arrested the suspect, a resident of Edwa police station district, on fraud charges.
• The suspect posed as a bank customer service employee, instructing victims to update banking data or promising help obtaining loans to steal payment card details.
• Police found two mobile phones containing evidence of his criminal activity and three SIM cards in his possession.
• The suspect confessed to the scheme and admitted to committing six additional frauds using the same method.