Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Feb 11: In two separate cases, people who called two gullible customers, obtained debit card details and siphoned off Rs 2.43 lac from their accounts. Cases relating to these frauds have been registered in the cyber crime police station here.

In the first case, a person who has an account in Axis Bank was in possession of two credit cards of the same bank. He wanted to block one of these cards and made a call to the customer care centre of Axis Bank after searching for it on Google search. The man who received call reportedly asked him to download an app followed SLICE app. After the card holder downloaded the apps as advised, the man instructed the customer to feed debit card number, credit card number, PIN etc. Once he filled these things, a total amount of Rs 1,67,530 was debited in several transactions besides five transactions of Rs 5,025 each. When he received this advice on February 9, the customer was shocked. He has complained of having been cheated of Rs 1,92,655.

In the other case, a person holds a joint saving bank account in Gandhinagar Mangaluru branch of Canara Bank. He was issued a debit card. On September 15, 2021, he received a call from a person who claimed himself to be a bank employee. He told the customer that his debit card has got de-activated and sought card number and CVV code to activate the same. The customer provided the same after which, a sum of Rs 51,150 was taken out of his account in two transactions.