ATM CARD CLONING RE-SURFACES

Mulund: It seems, once again, Mulund is rocked by ATM Card cloning. Recent, a Mulund lady who went to withdraw money from an ATM was dazed to find Rs. 15,600/- syphoned off from her bank account by some fraudster!

The incident happened on January 28, 2019, at the HDFC ATM centre near Mulund railway station. the lady withdrew money from her ATM.  A little later, she received a message about her cash withdrawal on her mobile. But, to her dismay, the message displayed another Rs 15,600/- withdrawn by some fraudster!  She lodged a complaint under the IT Act.

Readers may be aware, some months back in 2018, several customers of Kotak Mahindra Bank in Mulund East were left dazed to find huge amounts withdrawn from their bank accounts through ATM Card cloning. Later, Mulund Police had arrested a Nigerian gang behind the theft that was holed at Delhi!!

Precautions while using ATM

*Always do money transaction from an ATM that has a security guard.

*On inserting the ATM Card, check that there is blinking of light. In case, if there is no light blinking then there are chances of a skimming device to copy your pin number!

*Before inserting the ATM Card, check if there are no hidden pinhole cameras inside the ATM.

*Also, never withdraw money in the presence of a stranger at the ATM centre.

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