The Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday registered a case against an unknown person for looting 23 ATM card holders of over Rs 7.07 lakh at an ATM located at the ICICI Bank in Porvorim.
As per the complaint filed by ICICI Branch Manager Manushka Desai, a person gained unauthorized access to details of ATM cards by installing card schemers at the ATM and made transactions to the tune of Rs 7,07,101 on January 29.
The police have sought CCTV footage to get a breakthrough in the case and registered under section 66 and 66-D of the Information Technology Act.
In a similar incident last week, around 39 bank customers were cheated of Rs 6.51 lakh in Panjim. The incident came to light following a complaint lodged by the Chief Manager of Dena Bank, Arun Kumar, with the cyber cell.
“ATM card users should follow all preventive steps before carrying out any transaction. We will soon launch an awareness drive,” a senior IPS officer told Herald.
