PORTLAND - A Portland security guard has been charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in which a woman’s bank account was allegedly accessed while she was overseas.
Twenty-six-year-old Dwight Whyte, of Orange Bay, has been charged with simple larceny, conspiracy to defraud, and unauthorised access to computer data following an investigation by the Port Antonio police. It's alleged that a total of USD 5,739,000 was fraudulently transferred, a police statement said on Friday. According to the police, an individual impersonating the woman contacted her financial institution and requested that funds be transferred to the accounts of other members of the institution. The scam was later uncovered, leading to an investigation that implicated five people. Three have already been charged. ( Jamaica Gleaner)
