A Yemeni national was arrested here on Friday for allegedly using fraudulent methods to withdraw SR90,000 from the bank accounts of seven Saudis. Acting on a report from a Saudi that SR47,000 was withdrawn from his bank account through an ATM at different intervals, police zeroed in on the Yemeni whose images were captured by the surveillance cameras. The man was arrested after his photo was flashed across the Southern Region. An expatriate identified the Yemeni and reported him to the police who immediately moved to the scene and arrested him. During interrogation, the Yemeni reportedly confessed that he used to prey upon old men seeking help in withdrawing money from the ATM. Once somebody approached him, he would discover the password and replace the man's ATM card with an expired one and periodically withdraw money for his own benefit. The police did not find any money on him. The Yemeni reportedly told the police he lost all the moneygambling in Yemen and returned to the Kingdom empty-handed looking for other victims. The Yemeni has a criminal record. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Abha for a theft and was deported to his country after completing his jail term.
