Guildford: Daniel Santino allegedly took $170,000 from telecommunications company via email

Detectives have charged a 23-year-old man after he allegedly took $170K from a Sydney telecommunications business using a fraudulent account. See the footage of his arrest.

Detectives have charged 23-year-old Guildford man Daniel Santino after he allegedly took$170,000 from a Sydney telecommunications business using a fraudulent account.

Last year, State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad detectives formed Strike Force Urban to investigate several fraudulent transactions resulting from cyber-enabled “invoice frauds” or known as business email compromise (BEC) scams.

A BEC occurs when an individual or a company receives a fake invoice purporting to be from a service or goods provider, requesting that money be sent to a fraudulent account.

As part of inquiries, detectives were notified last September after an employee of a Sydney business deposited more than $177,000 into a fraudulent account upon receiving an altered invoice for payment.

Detectives charged Daniel Santino (centre) at Guildford. Picture: NSW Police

Following extensive investigations, detectives arrested a Guildford man on Friday about 8.30am.

He was taken to Granville police station and charged with recklessly deal with proceeds of crime more than $5000.

Police will allege the man facilitated the fraudulent account and dealt with proceeds of crime worth $177,000.

He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Friday and the matter was adjourned the following day when he was granted bail.

He must report to Merrylands police station daily and possess just one mobile phone and SIM card.

The matter is due to be mentioned at court again on Wednesday.

The man enters the police car before he is taken to Granville police station and charged. Picture: NSW Police