Dorcus imprisoned for stealing almost a million from the account of a dead client
Former Standard Bank employee named Dorcus Nyambi was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for stealing R940,000 from an account of a deceased’s client.
The 37-year-old who was found guilty of the crime worked at the financial institution as an administrator in Tonga, Mpumalanga.
Mpumalanga provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, said Nyambi re-activated a dormant bank account belonging to a deceased client whilst the family was busy with their estate claim.
“She then colluded with the other accused, created beneficiaries who were linked to the re-activated bank account and deposited different amounts of money into the linked beneficiaries bank accounts in that misrepresenting and prejudicing Standard Bank of actual loss to an amount of R940, 000,” she said.
IOL further reports that the woman was found guilty of the Prevention of Organised Crime act (POCA) 121 of 1998 and two counts of contravention of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002.
