S'porean accused of credit card fraud in Namibia

Abdul Kader Jamal Mohamed, 45, and four others were accused of using more than 450 fake credit cards to withdraw about N$1.467 million (S$230,000) from automated teller machines, or ATMs, in Namibia.

The money is said to have been withdrawn from the accounts of customers of British bank Barclays between March 18 and Sept 26 in 2007.

All pleaded not guilty when the trial started in the High Court in the Namibian capital of Windhoek in March.

Besides Abdul Kader, two Sri Lankans, a British national and a Namibian – aged between 27 and 34 – were charged. If convicted, they could face jail terms of at least five years.

Another 27-year-old suspect from Sri Lanka was allowed N$200,000 bail in December 2008, but skipped town last year.

The suspects faced a total of 1,516 charges, including 1,032 counts of fraud.

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