2 women lose money after calling helpline number at ATM in Dhayari

According to police, she called the helpline number displayed at the ATM kiosk. The person, who received the call, told her that he cannot come to the spot as it was a holiday on the occasion of Good Friday.

Following his instruction over phone, she entered her ATM card pin number in the machine. Within sometime, Rs 50,000 was deducted from her bank account but the machine did not disburse the money.  Police said another woman lost Rs 40,000 in a similar manner after calling the “helpline number” displayed at the same ATM kiosk.

The two women approached bank authorities but on not getting any help, they filed a complaint with the police. Subsequently, an FIR was lodged against the accused under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Police suspect the fraudsters tampered with the ATM machine and put the wrong helpline number inside the kiosk to cheat people who come to withdraw money.

According to police, the bank cards inserted by the customers got stuck inside the machine. When the customers called the helpline number, the fraudsters posing as bank personnel received their calls and duped them by giving misleading instructions.

Senior police inspector Atul Bhos said that an investigation is on and CCTV footage of the ATM kiosk has been sought from the bank to get clues about the accused, who pasted the fake helpline number. Police sub inspector Shivaji Bunage is investigating the case.