Scammers misuse credit cards, siphon over 8 lakh | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Scammers misused 19 credit cards issued by a private bank, collectively siphoning over Rs 8 lakh, the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police reported. The police registered a case on July 11 against the scammer for fraudulent transactions carried out between May 3 and May 30. The fraud occurred after the scammer convinced cardholders to share their card details to activate them for online payments or shopping at merchandise outlets. “The team has sought details of the fraud transactions and the account to which the money got credited. The team is also tracking down the location from where the money withdrawals has been done to track the accused,” said a police officer of the BKC police station. The FIR was filed on Friday after the bank submitted a written complaint to the BKC police on June 3, alerting them about the fraudulent transactions. In the complaint, the bank’s legal deputy manager Mr Bambale (36) stated: “I was working in the bank on June 2 when I learned about the fraud when the staff from the risk control unit of the bank alerted through mail that multiple calls were made to the card holders informing them that they are from bank tele-calling department. The cardholders were made to part with their card details after informing them to activate the new card issued to them.” A police officer said the amounts siphoned ranged from a minimum of Rs 20,554 to a maximum of Rs1.42 lakh. V Narayan