Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)

Beltangady, Jul 10: A customer of a bank functioning in Ujire has filed a complaint at the police station here, alleging that someone had drawn over Rs 74,000 from his account by using internet fraudulently. The complainant, Ujire Hasanabba Abdulla, resident of Charmadi Pandikatte House, is employed at Saudi Arabia.

Abdulla had come to his hometown on the occasion of Ramzan. On July 3, a call was received by a relative living in his neighbourhood. The caller said he was speaking from the call centre of Reserve Bank of India. As he could not properly understand the mode of communication, Hindi, used by the caller, the relative handed over the phone to Hasanabba Abdulla to understand what was the matter.

The caller claimed that the ATM and account of the said relative has a problem. He said to set the problem right, personal details of a witness known to that relative is necessary. Abdulla gave his cell phone number and account number to confirm identity of his neighbour.

The caller said that the problem would be addressed, and the person concerned will receive a new ATM card soon, before ending the call. When Abdulla visited his bank on July 7, he found that his account had only Rs 3,141 instead of Rs 77,851. Verification of account activity revealed that Rs 74,710 had been withdrawn for online payments using internet.

Hasanabba Abdulla has since filed complaint with the bank manager at Ujire and police station here.