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Charges over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank Four in court over 'cyber plot to steal from Santander'
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Four men have been charged over an attempt to take control of computers at a Santander bank branch to steal millions of pounds, police have said. Four men have appeared in court over an alleged attempt to take control of computers at a Santander bank branch to steal millions of pounds.
They were charged with conspiracy to steal after an incident at the Surrey Quays branch of the bank in south-east London. They were charged with conspiracy to steal after an incident at the Surrey Quays branch in south-east London.
The four men will appear before Westminster magistrates later. The cyber gang is alleged to have tried to use a "keyboard video mouse" to take control of all the branch's computers.
Earlier, 12 men were arrested as addresses in Hounslow, Westminster and Slough were among those searched. Earlier, 12 men were arrested as addresses in Hounslow, Westminster and Slough were searched.
The men charged were named as Lanre Mullins-Abudu, 25, from Putney, south-west London; Dean Outram, 34, from north-west London; Akash Vaghela, 27, from Hounslow, west London; and Asad Ali Qureshi, 35, from south-west London. It is alleged one of the plotters posed as an engineer in an attempt to fit a computer in a London branch of Santander with a "keyboard video mouse" device that allowed them to transmit its desktop contents.
Eight other people have been bailed to a date in mid-November pending further inquiries, police said. The cyber gang is alleged to have tried to use the gadget to take control of all the computers at the branch in Surrey Quays shopping centre in south-east London but the attempt failed and the Spanish bank said they were unable to steal any money.
Lanre Mullins-Abudu, 25, from Putney, south-west London, Dean Outram, 34, from north-west London, Akash Vaghela, 27, from Hounslow, west London, and Asad AliQureshi, 35, from south-west London, spoke only to confirm their names and details when they appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with conspiracy to steal.
Mr Mullins-Abudu, Mr Outram and Mr AliQureshi were all remanded in custody by District Judge Howard Riddle and will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 27 September.
Mr Vaghela was released on bail until the same date.
Eight other people have been bailed to a date in mid-November pending further inquiries.