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Moment former G4S security guard uses old uniform to trick bank workers into handing over £117,000 before he flees to Ghana
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Moment former G4S security guard uses old uniform to trick bank workers into handing over £117,000 before he flees to Ghana

A former G4S security guard named Kwabena Kissi tricked bank employees at a Santander branch in Brixton, London, in July 2022 by wearing his old uniform and posing as a legitimate security officer. The footage shown in court revealed that Kissi entered the bank with a security briefcase, convinced staff to allow him access to the secure area, and successfully retrieved £117,200 in cash. He fled to Ghana, where he stayed with his ailing mother for nearly four years. His scheme unraveled in March 2024 when he ordered an Uber using his real name and phone number, leading to his arrest upon returning to the UK. Kissi was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for exploiting his 'inside knowledge.' Prosecutors noted that he had not returned his G4S uniform after resigning in 2020, which contributed to his deception.

Nekdanji varnostnik v Londonu je uspešno prevaral bančno osebje, da mu je izročil 117.200 funtov v gotovini, tako da se je pretvarjal, da je zakoniti varnostni uradnik, ki je uporabil zastarelo uniformo.

Kissi je vstopil v banko, se približal osebju in mu je bilo dovoljeno vstopiti v varno območje, kjer se običajno zgodi zbiranje gotovine. Bančno osebje, ki je verjelo, da je zakoniti predstavnik G4S, mu je predalo več vrečk z gotovino.

Nato je naročil vožnjo z Uberjem in uporabil svoje pravo ime in telefonsko številko, kar je privedlo do njegove aretacije skoraj štiri leta pozneje.

Kissi je takoj po krajo pobegnil v Gano in prispel v Akro že naslednji dan. Tam je po poročanju živel s svojo bolno materjo približno štiri leta. Njegova prisotnost v državi je ostala nezaznava do marca 2025, ko se je poskušal vrniti v Združeno kraljestvo. Med tem poskusom je naredil kritično napako, da je rezerviral vožnjo Uber z uporabo svojega pravega imena in kontaktnih podatkov.

Policija ga je prestregla ob prihodu na letališče Gatwick in preiskala njegove stvari in odkrila isti mobilni telefon, ki ga je uporabljal med zločinom.

Med sojenjem na sodišču Snaresbrook Crown Court aprila 2025 je Kissi priznal krivdo goljufije z lažnim zastopanjem. Sodnica Rosa Dean ga je obsodila na 40 mesecev zapora, ki je ugotovila, da je Kissi izkoristil svoje predhodno znanje o postopkih G4S za izvedbo prevare. Tožilci so poudarili, da Kissi ni vrnil svoje uniforme G4S po odstopu leta 2020, ki jo je kasneje uporabil za zločin. Sodišče je slišalo tudi Santanderjeve zaposlene, vključno z upraviteljem trezorja Otisom Williamsom, ki je izjavil, da je banka pripravila skupno 256.000 funtov za zbiranje, od tega je bilo ukradenih 117.200 funtov.

Zaposleni so izrazili občutke uničenja in zaskrbljenosti zaradi morebitnih posledic, čeprav nihče ni bil po tem kaznovan.

Incident je poudaril ranljivosti v bančnih varnostnih protokolih, zlasti glede preverjanja osebja, ki zbira gotovino. Prav tako je sprožil vprašanja o ohranjanju uniform bivših zaposlenih, ki bi jih bilo mogoče zlorabiti. Kljub čustvenemu vplivu na osebje je banka ohranila svoje poslovanje brez kakršnih koli pomembnih sprememb v notranjih politikah.

Zdaj, ko je v zaporu, se osredotočamo na to, da bodo takšni incidenti v prihodnosti redki.

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The Independent logoThe IndependentNeodvisenSredinaDejstva 100Objektivnost 90pred 20 urami
Nekdanji varnostnik v stari uniformi je bančnega osebja nategnil, da mu je izročil 117.000 funtov.

Nekdanji varnostnik po imenu Kwabena Kissi, star 40 let, je v juliju 2022 prevaral bančne zaposlene v Santanderjevi podružnici v Brixtonu v Londonu, tako da se je oblekel v svojo staro uniformo G4S s čelado, masko in vizorjem. CCTV posnetki so ga ujeli, ko je od bančnega osebja, ki se ni zavedal, da ni pooblaščeni varnostnik, prejel vrečke z denarjem v skupni vrednosti 117.200 funtov.

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Moment former G4S security guard uses old uniform to trick bank workers into handing over £117,000 before he flees to Ghana

A former G4S security guard named Kwabena Kissi tricked bank employees at a Santander branch in Brixton, London, in July 2022 by wearing his old uniform and posing as a legitimate security officer. The footage shown in court revealed that Kissi entered the bank with a security briefcase, convinced staff to allow him access to the secure area, and successfully retrieved £117,200 in cash. He fled to Ghana, where he stayed with his ailing mother for nearly four years. His scheme unraveled in March 2024 when he ordered an Uber using his real name and phone number, leading to his arrest upon returning to the UK. Kissi was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for exploiting his 'inside knowledge.' Prosecutors noted that he had not returned his G4S uniform after resigning in 2020, which contributed to his deception.

Ocena pristranskosti (Sredina): The article presents a factual account of a criminal act without overt ideological framing. While the incident involves a private security company (G4S), which has faced scrutiny in the UK for its practices, the focus is on the individual's actions rather than broader political or policy debates. No

Zakaj te ocene (Dejstva 98 · Objektivnost 85): High factual accuracy with minor repetition of details. The article accurately reports the events as described in the other sources. Objectivity is slightly reduced due to phrases like 'cunning heist' and 'deceitful plan,' which introduce some subjective language.

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