(((Okay, they're still pikers compared to world hyper-embezzler
Jerome Kerviel, the bling-bling Sarkozy of global bank fraud. But, man, half a billion! By tapping keyboards! And they were gonna steal
*yen from the Japanese.* Hey, yen, that's a sound currency!
Pretty far-sighted of 'em.)))
(((I wonder exactly how these four strapping lads planned to get away with that. How were they gonna launder that money that they had distributed "around the world."
Were they gonna take it on the lam? To where, exactly?
Maybe they figured they'd never leave home and just have half a billion sent by PayPal.)))
–Four Charged in Attempted Cyber Bank Theft
(March 17, 2008)
The UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) says that four men allegedly have been accused of breaking into the computer system of
Japan's Sumitomo Matsui Banking Corporation and attempting to steal AU
$475.47 million (US $437.4 million or 277.6 million Euros). The men targeted the bank's London offices.
The scheme to transfer money to accounts around the world was discovered and halted before it was executed. The men, Hugh Rodley, David Nash, Kevin O'Donoghue, and
Bernard Davies, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to steal, conspiracy to transfer criminal property, and conspiracy to remove criminal property from England and Wales.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Four-UK-men-accused-of-AU-475m-bank-heist/0,130061733,339286878,00.htm
(((The scary prospect is the thought of a bunch of embittered, bankrupt Bear Stearns veterans studying reports like this and thinking – "Huh! Given that I lost my life savings in 48 hours only to see USD 200 billion roll into the markets from noplace in particular... Hey man, gimme a console! Surf's up!")))
(((Update – one of the accused is supposed to be a toff –
"Lord Hugh Rodley" of "Tudor Manor" – and another is
73 years old. Sounds like a Michael Caine or George Clooney caper vehicle. Hey screenwriters, now that you're off the picket line, if you need some help with the plot, send email.)))
(((I still dunno how these hustlers thought they'd scoop up that loot. Haven't they seen THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM?
Man, the NSA is all over every vidcam in London, and they've got conscience-free cyborg assassins ready at a moment's notice!)))
