Credit Europe Bank Pays Back People Whose Accounts Were Emptied

Romania’s Credit Europe Bank, the local subsidiary of Credit Europe Bank N.V., started paying back clients of its branch in Brasov, central Romania, who had money drawn from their accounts without their permission, the bank said Thursday.

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Dozens of people holding deposits at the local subsidiary of Credit Europe Bank in Brasov said large sums of money in their bank accounts had been withdrawn without their knowledge and investigations showed damages exceed 1 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2404).

The local police inspectorate in Brasov on Wednesday said police officers have identified five suspects, among whom, a top management employee, three front desk operators and a cashier, all probed for computer forgery and cyber fraud.

The bank said it set off an inquiry on July 30 into the complaints filed by several clients, who claimed the money in their bank accounts had been withdrawn illegally and the bank notified prosecutors on August 5.

Eleven clients have filed complaints so far over missing money and the local consumer protection authority fined the bank RON50.000 and ordered it to reimburse clients within 15 days.

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