The banker steals tens of thousands of euros from a client to pay his debts

A betrayal from within. A former adviser to the Crédit Lyonnais (LCL) bank will appear in March before a judge in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) with prior acknowledgment of guilt, reports Le Parisien. This 40-year-old woman will have to answer for “acts of breach of trust, forgery and money laundering” for a loss of around 60,000 euros.

It all started in summer 2019 in an agency in Clichy. While working at the agency since 2017, this employee sees her management suspecting her of being a thief. In August, her services filed a complaint after discovering that this employee was using her privileged position to steal them. It should be noted that within the bank, she manages the portfolios of small and medium-sized enterprises while being responsible for anticipating risks. One of its missions is therefore to detect potential clients or entrepreneurs who would lose money.

Identity theft and account opening

In April 2019, she took out two consumer loans on her behalf for 25,000 and 5,000 euros. Her method is simple: she usurps the identity of an LCL client in order to open a bank account. “These are revolving credits, meaning that at any time you can get money when you need it. As soon as the user draws from this reserve, its maturities and interest are revalued. . It is a very dangerous snowball effect for people in difficulty “, declares a source close to the file. The loss then amounts to 30,000 euros for the customer and 32,000 euros for the bank.

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During December 2021, the Brigade for the repression of astute delinquency (BRDA) summoned the former employee. Placed in custody, she confessed, during her interrogation, to be at the origin of the deception, explaining that she was very in debt. “She had contracted many loans that she could not repay”, warns a source to our colleagues. She has now lost her job.