• Egyptian authorities have arrested a man who kept money that was mistakenly transferred to his bank account after refusing to return it to its owner
• The suspect admitted to the incident and was referred to the public prosecution

The Egyptian authorities announced the arrest of a man who received funds in his bank account by mistake after refusing to return them to the rightful owner

The Ministry of Interior said in an official statement that a citizen reported to the General Department for Combating Public Funds Crimes that he had mistakenly transferred money via online banking to another account in the same bank

The citizen added that he tried to contact the account holder several times to recover the amount but was unsuccessful, prompting him to file a complaint with the competent authorities

Authorities were able to identify the suspect after investigation and arrest him, finding a mobile phone in his possession containing digital evidence proving he had taken the money

He admitted to investigators that he kept the funds despite knowing they had been sent to him by mistake

The ministry began taking the necessary legal measures and referred the suspect to the public prosecution, emphasizing the continuation of its firm efforts to combat financial fraud and cybercrime