12 people lose Rs 10 lakh after using ATMs in east Delhi
TNN | Updated: Apr 7, 2019, 05:57 IST
Representative imageNEW DELHI: A dozen people holding accounts in different banks in east Delhi lost almost Rs 10 lakh in a suspected skimming attack after having swiped their cards in ATMs near Laxmi Nagar in the past week. In their complaints, the victims claimed that money from their accounts was withdrawn from ATMs in Noida and east Delhi without their knowledge, mostly in large amounts. These were withdrawn at one go before the cards could be blocked.
Upender Kumar, who owns a business in the area, realised that money was being deducted from his account after he started getting a series of messages from his bank advising him about the withdrawals. “Several transactions took place within 12-15 minutes before I could even call and inform my bank that I was not involved. My ATM card was with me and I had last used it a month ago,” Kumar told TOI. The cash was withdrawn through different ATMs across the city.
When Kumar approached his bank with a complaint, he was asked to register a police complaint at the Shakarpur police station. There he discovered that there were at least seven others in the same situation as him. Chirag, for instance, lost Rs 25,000 from his account with a private bank.
Most of the victims reported using a Punjab National Bank ATM and suspected the skimmer was fitted there. In recent times, criminals from Romania have indulged in this illegal act and remain prime suspects in this case too. They get details of ATM cards through the skimmer inserted in a teller machine and clone cards to withdraw money after copying these details on to blank cards.
Pankaj Kumar, an employee of an IT firm, lost almost all his month’s salary in several such transactions. “The cash was withdrawn from numerous ATMs so it is difficult for anyone to track them down,” said Kumar, who has registered a complaint at the police station.
Arun Kumar, a businessman who lost Rs 1.45 lakh from his account in a similar way, said that the bank authorities has sought two months for an inquiry to be conducted, after which they will initiate action.
Police said that a case of cheating and theft would be registered after an inquiry into the stolen cash is completed. The cops have received seven complaints so far and are scanning the footage from CCTV cameras fitted in some of the unguarded ATM kiosks for clues to the identities of the culprits.
Upender Kumar, who owns a business in the area, realised that money was being deducted from his account after he started getting a series of messages from his bank advising him about the withdrawals. “Several transactions took place within 12-15 minutes before I could even call and inform my bank that I was not involved. My ATM card was with me and I had last used it a month ago,” Kumar told TOI. The cash was withdrawn through different ATMs across the city.
When Kumar approached his bank with a complaint, he was asked to register a police complaint at the Shakarpur police station. There he discovered that there were at least seven others in the same situation as him. Chirag, for instance, lost Rs 25,000 from his account with a private bank.
Most of the victims reported using a Punjab National Bank ATM and suspected the skimmer was fitted there. In recent times, criminals from Romania have indulged in this illegal act and remain prime suspects in this case too. They get details of ATM cards through the skimmer inserted in a teller machine and clone cards to withdraw money after copying these details on to blank cards.
Pankaj Kumar, an employee of an IT firm, lost almost all his month’s salary in several such transactions. “The cash was withdrawn from numerous ATMs so it is difficult for anyone to track them down,” said Kumar, who has registered a complaint at the police station.
Arun Kumar, a businessman who lost Rs 1.45 lakh from his account in a similar way, said that the bank authorities has sought two months for an inquiry to be conducted, after which they will initiate action.
Police said that a case of cheating and theft would be registered after an inquiry into the stolen cash is completed. The cops have received seven complaints so far and are scanning the footage from CCTV cameras fitted in some of the unguarded ATM kiosks for clues to the identities of the culprits.
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