Friend given credit card to withdraw 60 euros and takes out 900

41-year-old woman has been arrested

Suspect caught by the Guardia Civil.

Suspect caught by the Guardia Civil. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Humphrey CarterPalma12/03/2025 15:48
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A 41-year-old woman has been arrested by the sa Pobla Guardia Civil after withdrawing 900 euros with a credit card that had been left to her by a friend for her to withdraw 60. The victim filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil after lending her card to a mate to withdraw 60 euros from an ATM, but the woman withdrew 900 without her consent.

The officers opened an investigation to try to clarify what had happened and analysed the security cameras of the bank branch where the woman had withdrawn the money. The suspect was identified and arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of misappropriation.

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