A city resident on Wednesday alleged that he has been defrauded by an unknown person who allegedly withdrew around Rs82,000 from his account by cloning his Credit Card.
Jagdishwar Singh, a resident of Sector 36 said on April 10, he received three messages on his mobile phone stating that someone withdrew amounts of Rs45,500, Rs230 and Rs36,650 respectively from his HSBC Credit Card.
The victim works at Bhakra Beas Management Board as a consultant. He stated that he carried his credit card in his pocket which he had not used for a long time when he received messages of withdrawal from his account.
Next Day, the bank informed the victim that the purchases have been made On-line at Bharti Retail, Jalandhar. In his complaint, he mentioned that he had used his credit card at a Petrol Pump in Chandigarh.
“A case under IT Act, has been registered on the complaint of Jagdishwar Singh. The case is under progress,” said Surjeet Malik, DSP, UT police.