CLEVER BANK SWINDLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 28 February 1907, Page 4

CLEVER BANK SWINDLE.

VIENNA', Bet. 30.

lhe Budapest JniierslitdLen Saving llauk lias been robbed of £12,501) b'v ail ingenious fraud concocted by a bank clerk and an accomplice. East October the bank received "

letter purpoi t iig to come t'r mi a wealthy land-owner, who usuullv kept a balance of over .till,ooo to iiis credit, that lie had completed a purchase from a certain J. Mnller, of Vienna, .for t: 12 - fiOO, and requesting the bank to pay this sum to Heir Mtiller on demand. At the same time a Hen- Mnller wrote to s.iv that he did not wani the money immediately, and asked that it should be [nit to his credit and a cheque in six instalments before ih'' end of the month. When the landowner called at llr oanl; the extent of the swindle wa.--realised. Susp'cion fell on the clerk, who had resigned a short time before and he was arrested at his parent.-' liou«e just as lw was leaving for Australia His acconiplce was also arrested. Most of thd stolen money was found in their possession.