Surveillance footage from the BMO branch at Dickinsons Crossing of a man who police say defrauded $25,000 from an unsuspecting bank customer. (Nanaimo RCMP)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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BMO silent after $25,000 fraud at Nanaimo bank

Jan 23, 2020 | 9:07 AM

NANAIMO — RCMP are trying to help solve a significant case of fraud at Nanaimo bank, while Bank of Montreal refuses to shed light on the situation.

RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said a man illegally acquired a pair of bank and credit cards in the name of someone else on Sept. 19, 2019 at a Bank of Montreal branch in Nanaimo. The suspect then racked up $25,000 on the accounts.

Surveillance video was recently obtained by police showing the suspect completing application paperwork at the bank last September.

O’Brien said the victim was unaware he was defrauded until after BMO contacted him.

BMO refused to answer several NanaimoNewsNOW questions about the case, including what credentials are required to be acquire credit cards and what measures were taken to prevent this type of crime from happening again.

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“We are co-operating with the police and do not comment on ongoing police investigation,” the one-line BMO statement read.

Anybody with information on the identity of male suspect is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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