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It has been reported that a bank official and her husband has been arrested after allegedly withdrawing thousands of pounds from the account of four passengers who were in the Malaysian flight MH370 that went missing on March 8 2014, As it travelled to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.
The cash which is about £20,059, was withdrawn in July from the passenger's account with HSBC.
A complain was lodged with the police on August 2 following an internal bank investigation. HSBC has confirmed that the bank official has been suspended pending a comprehensive investigation by the police.
A spokesperson said: "HSBC discovered and reported to the police a potential fraud on the accounts of four passengers of MH370 by an employee of the bank."
According to reports,the money from 3 of the passenger's were transfered into a fourth account and the police are currently looking for a Pakistani man suspected to be involved in the act.
It was also reported that an Internet transfer of. £6,640 was made into a separate account and then from 18 July AT Withdrawals of £948 was made until the account was emptied.
If found guilty Under Malaysia’s Computer Crimes Act 1997, the offence can carry a prison term of 10 years or a fine of £28,500 (150,000 Malaysian Ringgit).
