Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation
Summary: Devon Turner, a 22-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky who performs as rapper Punchmade Dev, filed a pro se lawsuit against PNC Bank on June 26 alleging unlawful discrimination after the bank denied a $75,000 wire transfer and closed his account, citing suspicious activity and a note that law enforcement would be contacted. Turner's complaint says PNC refused his request to withdraw the $500,000 balance and told him the funds would be seized, while KrebsOnSecurity reports his social media accounts have promoted shops selling bank account and payment card data, and that the phone number in his lawsuit matches one used to register the punchmade[.]cc fraud shop.
What you should know: A man whose public persona and shops center on selling stolen financial data is now asking a court to force a bank to release $500,000 it flagged for law enforcement - a case that tests whether a bank's suspicious activity reporting and account freeze hold up when the account holder sues.
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