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Re: Massive fraud at HSBC Indian call centre
de koolfireiii 06/28/2006 05:20
maulana_satian@yahoo.com wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5122886.stm
>
> Thefts at HSBC Indian call centre
>
> HSBC is pursuing legal action against one member of staff
> Customers with HSBC have had money stolen from their bank accounts
> through a financial scam operated from its Bangalore call centre in
> India.
> The bank said funds were taken from a "small number" of HSBC customers
> in the UK and that it had begun legal action against one of its
> Bangalore employees.
>
> The worker is said to have supplied customer data to fraudsters,
> leading to a total of 233,000 being taken.
>
> HSBC said it would be assisting the Indian police with their
> investigation.
>
> "We intend to pursue a conviction as aggressively as possible," said a
> spokesman for the bank.
abbey halfhindu maulani,maulani vagera,vagera paki machodon and
machowdias,here is a report that shows how you bastards,worship your
ammijans rapist sandniggas religion,by butt lifting 5 times a day and
rob and steal banks...just put bank frauds in pakistan,and the list is
endless.....the most famous halfhindu machod thieves from asia are
benazir bhtto and nawaz shariff.....which runs into millions....not
even marocos can beat the rapist halfhindu paki worshipping paindoos
for thievieng........machod maulana himself was residing in u.s.a
before 9/11 on a expired visa chor bosudika,when the heat for pakis was
turned on,bastard fled to canada.
Computer Crime Research Center
Many becoming victims of Internet fraud
Date: November 29, 2004
Source: Daily Times
By: Imran Akbar
ISLAMABAD: Although the Internet provides many facilities, it also
carries many risks. Most common is the risk of Internet fraud. This
crime affects the entire world and victims include individuals,
companies and even countries.
In Pakistan, leading international and local banks have suffered huge
losses from credit card fraud, despite the expensive and extensive
security measures they have in place. Victims include Citibank,
American Bank, Union Bank, Askari Bank, the Muslim Commercial Bank.
Cyber criminals often attack official government websites, hack into
security systems, send obnoxious e-mails, damage information systems
and send viruses. These days, even terrorists use the Internet to
collect information on targets and build worldwide contacts and
sympathisers.
It is widely accepted that there is a need to establish a policy to
curb cyber crime. The government of Pakistan has established a Cyber
Crime Wing, a joint venture of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of
Information Technology and Telecommunications to combat the hazard of
cyber crime. The hackers manage to hack information systems, official
websites and get access to unauthorised official data which is a hidden
threat to the government. "Cyber Crime wing will coordinate efforts
to stop increasing cyber crimes in Pakistan, the threats and the
measures to counter them. It will focus on criminals communications,
make fair online business, protect official websites from hackers and
make solid security policy for networks and Online Official
Documents," an official of Cyber Crime Wing told Daily Times.
The new wing will also regulate Internet caf=E9s in the country as the
terrorist use these caf=E9's for communication. However, very few
people and officials know about the existence of this wing. Even the
Islamabad police official deputed at the police exchange inquiry
(9203333) expressed ignorance about the existence of this wing. "I do
not know if there is a cyber crime wing working in Pakistan," said
Muhammad Farooq, sub-inspector, when contacted to get the cyber crime
wing's number. Given this limited police awareness, members of the
public should know about common Internet scams in order to protect
themselves, their money and their personal information.
The IT Ministry has also finalised a draft bill for the 'Electronic
Crime Act 2004' which is an important legislation to give legal cover
to the anti-cyber crime efforts.
One of the most common frauds involves distance selling. If you are
going to buy something from the Internet, you should make sure that the
seller provides the price of the item, arrangements for delivery,
contact information so questions can be asked and the terms of
cancellation. Anyone who fails to provide this basic information is
probably trying to run a scam.
Another common fraud is the Nigerian Advance Fee Scam, also known
internationally as the 4-1-9 fraud. The sender claims to be a
government official who needs to move a large sum of money. For some
reason, they need you to pay a fee and claim the money on their behalf.
They say they will pay you a percentage of the total sum for your help.
They request personal and banking details from you and a 'goodwill'
or 'advance fee' payment. Your information is used for illegal
activities and the money you submit is never seen again.
Online auction frauds are also becoming common. These include the
advance lottery fee scams, business opportunities, work from home scams
and international modem dialling schemes. Another common scam invites
people to claim prizes by calling a hotline number. Usually, the
hotlines charge a high fee per minute and the calls last many minutes.
Some competitions invite you to claim your allocated prize by
telephoning a hotline number and this could be charged at a premium
rate and last many minutes. Also be cautious when offered free holidays
or cheap property. You may be being invited to attend a presentation
and conned into signing an agreement that forces you to pay
exorbitantly high prices for 'deals'. Many of these scams do not
allow you to cancel once you have signed on.
Despite general knowledge that these schemes exist, people continue to
become victims. According to one website on Internet fraud, there were
at least 124,509 people complained about being scammed in 2003. Many
more people are often too embarrassed to report that they were scammed.
Of the reports on the website, Internet auction frauds accounted for 61
percent of the complaints, undelivered merchandise despite fee payment
accounted for about 21 percent of complaints, and credit card fraud
accounted for 7 percent of complaints. Check fraud, identity theft,
business fraud and investment fraud were other top complaint
categories.