| Published on June 28, 2008
Two poker players were accused of steeling. Irfan and Imran got over £ 150,000 from cash machines. It seems that these guys needed such a big amount to fund a massive gambling spree in Vegas. Imran and Irfan are passionate poker players and they competed regularly in Vegas and once they even to the top poker players in the country.
How did the crime happen?
A technical problem was in the system, and the two guys used that situation to overcome the security of ATMs as they used an expired Halifax Bank of Scotland keycard. In the time, the bank found out about the fraud, Shahana Shad, the sister in law of one of the guys, got the keycard. She claimed that she never got the card, and that she has nothing to do with the scandal. The only thing she admitted is that she's a frequent client of that bank.
Later the police found £154,640 in the homes of Imran and Ifran and after that they admitted the crime they have committed and got to prison.
It seems that these two guys had a good opportunity to come to the money, but they lost out, and there's no excuse for the actions of those criminals.