10 Dombivali residents lose Rs 1.8L to card fraud

In past two days, 10 Dombivli residents have approached the police alleging fraudulent withdrawals involving their debit cards from ATMs in Delhi. While the Dombivali cops have launched a probe, the suspect a Delhi-based ring behind the crimes.

Between February 4 and February 5, the residents were shocked to receive SMS alerts of money in the range of Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000 withdrawn from their bank accounts. The total siphoned money amounts to Rs 1.84 lakh.

"Someone made fake debit cards of their bank accounts and used them to withdraw money at Delhi," said a senior officer from the Dombivli police station. The victims hold ATM cards of state-run as well as reputed private banks.

The officer said the data of the bank customers was stolen and cloned debit cards were made for the unauthorised withdrawals. "We have also asked the concerned banks for more details," said the officer.

The cops have registered a case against an unknown person under the Information Technology Act, 2000.