FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF NDB FRAUD

• I ask that NDB Bank come forward and tell us, and be transparent with their customers who have been with them for a long time

By Daily Mirror journalist

Losing Rs.13.2 Billon because of fraud from a major Sri Lankan bank is hard to believe. It reminds us of a programme from the suspenseful ‘Money Heist’. But from that Rs. 13.2 Billion, the claim that customers’ monies have not been affected is even harder to believe. Since this fraud came into the limelight, many people with bank accounts from NDB have come forward on social media saying that every few months a few rupees were deducted from their accounts without proper reasoning. And because these amounts were small compared to the total amount, they have wondered what was happening but haven’t really taken any legal or other action on this matter.   When contacted, NDB Bank customer service representatives deny that such a transaction took place, although the transaction from Daily Mirror to their respective bank clearly shows that NDB Bank was given the necessary money to make the transaction.  So if customers’ money has also been under fraud, I ask that NDB Bank come forward and tell us, and be transparent with their customers who have been with them for a long time. 

Because my grandfather opened the account that I have now when I was born. And it is a bank my family and I put years of trust into, and then to be faced with monies gone from the account we so closely maintained is something which is difficult to accept and face.