Ahmedabad Woman Loses ₹4.94 Lakh In Cyber Fraud Through Debit, Credit Cards
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A 51-year-old woman from Ahmedabad allegedly lost ₹4.94 lakh after an unidentified person carried out multiple unauthorised transactions using her Kotak Mahindra Bank debit and credit cards, police said.
₹2.53 Lakh Debited From Bank Account
According to a complaint filed at Karanj police station, the woman, identified as Mehboob Chand Mansuri, was at home on August 27 when she received a message stating that ₹51,373 had been withdrawn from her account.
Mansuri told police she had not made the transaction and immediately contacted the bank. During a check of her account, officials allegedly found that ₹3,000 had been withdrawn on August 25 at around 10.54 pm, followed by five transactions on August 27.
The transactions made through her debit card amounted to ₹2.53 lakh, according to the complaint.
Mansuri then contacted the bank's customer-care service and requested that her account and debit card be blocked. She was advised to report the incident to the national cybercrime helpline, 1930.
Credit Card Also Used
Mansuri subsequently approached cybercrime authorities and visited the Kotak Mahindra Bank branch on Relief Road with her husband.
During a further verification, bank officials allegedly found that her credit card had also been used for unauthorised transactions.
Five transactions of ₹41,180, ₹50,445, ₹49,416, ₹49,416 and ₹50,445 were carried out through the credit card. The total amount allegedly siphoned off through the credit card was ₹2.40 lakh.
With ₹2.53 lakh allegedly withdrawn through the debit card, the combined loss stood at ₹4.94 lakh.
Police Trace Transaction Trail
Mansuri told police that she had not authorised any of the transactions and suspected that an unidentified person had obtained her card details and used them without her knowledge.
She submitted screenshots of the messages received on her mobile phone, bank documents and transaction details to the police.
Karanj police have registered a complaint and are examining the transaction trail and other available evidence to identify the person responsible for the alleged cyber fraud.
