Security services have arrested a person with a criminal record, residing within the jurisdiction of the El Edwa police station in Minya Governorate, on charges of defrauding citizens by impersonating a customer service employee at various banks, obtaining their payment card details and stealing their money.

Information and investigations by the Public Funds and Organized Crime Sector, in coordination with the relevant Interior Ministry agencies, confirmed that the suspect asked citizens to update their bank details and led them to believe he could help them obtain loans, using this to obtain their card details and steal their money.

After legal procedures were completed, the suspect was arrested and found in possession of 2 mobile phones which, on examination, contained evidence of his criminal activity, along with 4 SIM cards from different telecom operators.

When confronted, he admitted his criminal activity and to committing 14 other incidents using the same method, and legal action has been taken.