PSPCL staff duped of Rs 80k in debit card fraud

Chandigarh | Saturday | 2nd February, 2019

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MOHALI: A 58-year-old employee of PSPCL (Punjab State Power Corporation Limited) was duped of Rs 80,000 in a debit card fraud. After that he neither used the card nor shared the card details with anyone.“On Thursday, I received eight text messages that stated Rs 80,000 were withdrawn from my savings account in multiple transactions. The money from his account was withdrawn in eight transactions.The complainant, Lakha Singh, told cops that he last used his debit card a few days ago at a mall in Sector 61, Mohali . Following the alerts, blocked my card and approached the bank,” the victim said.“The messages stated that money from my account was withdrawn from an ATM in Rajouri Garden, Delhi,” said Singh added.Later, seeking help, Singh went to Mohali senior superintendent of police, who marked his complaint to cyber cell unit of Mohali police.The complainant told cops that till January 31, he had Rs 1, 11,000 in his savings account..