Man cheats people by posing as bank officer, siphons off Rs 19.90 lakh from their accounts

VADODARA: An unidentified person has been booked for cheating worth about Rs 19.90 lakh by the detection of crime branch (DCB).
Ritesh Patel, a resident of Chhani told the police that he got a call on his mobile phone from the accused who identified himself as a bank official.
The accused then convinced Patel to part with details of his debit card and PIN number over phone.
Patel said that the accused used his debit card details and siphoned off over Rs 98,000 from his bank account through different payment gateways.
The accused also cheated about 80 other persons by posing as a bank official and withdrew money from their bank accounts.
The crime branch that got applications from the victims has begun investigations and is trying to track down the accused by tracing the numbers from which he called.
The police said that the accused spoke like a bank professional and told the victims that their debit cards would be blocked if they don’t part with the PIN numbers.
The unsuspecting victims gave their card details that were used by the accused to siphon off the money from their bank accounts.