TABUK — A Tabuk woman in her 70s was astonished to discover that SR650,000 had mysteriously gone missing from her bank account. She filed a report with police who are still investigating. Okaz/Saudi Gazette contacted the bank manager, but he refused to comment on the case. The woman's son said three months ago his mother received a text message from the bank informing her that SR5,000 had been withdrawn from her account. As his mother did not withdraw the amount and she had her ATM card with her, they headed to the bank to investigate. They soon discovered that his brother had gone to the bank and asked for another ATM card to access the mother's account. His wife was posing as his mother. The bank issued another ATM card and the brother withdrew the amount. They instructed the bank to cancel the other ATM card and not to issue any card without the approval of the account holder. Two months later, he and his mother went to the bank to withdraw some money. They were astonished to learn that there was only SR10 in her account. After talking to the bank, they found out many withdrawals and purchases had been made through another ATM card. The brother had apparently obtained another ATM card from another branch. Spokesman for Tabuk police Khalid Al-Ghabban said the woman filed a report with Al-Aziziah police station. Officers have written to the bank for clarification and an investigation is still under way.
