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47-year-old man loses ₹1.24 lakh after entering PIN at fake helpline number displayed on SBI ATM in Pune

Apr 15, 2025Pune, India1 source

Summary

A 47-year-old man from Pimpri Chinchwad lost Rs 1.24 lakh after contacting a fraudulent "helpline number" displayed at an SBI ATM in Nakhate Vasti, Pune, following his debit card getting stuck in the machine on April 15. The caller on the helpline asked him to enter his PIN and provide bank account details, after which the money was deducted from his account through multiple online transactions. The police registered a case under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the IT Act. In a similar incident, two women in Wadgaon Dhayari lost Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively after following the same scam. The police suspect that fraudsters have tampered with ATMs to display fake helpline numbers to deceive users.

Incident Details

Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
conduct
Companies
Bank of India
Recipient
GroupIndividuals who contacted fraudulent helpline numbers displayed at tampered ATMs, including the 47-year-old Pimpri Chinchwad man and two women from Wadgaon Dhayari
Dimensions
economic

Sources

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Another SBI ATM tampered with, Pimpri Chinchwad man loses Rs 1.24 lakh after he contacts ‘helpline number’ - The Indian Express
Google News Historical Backfill·May 10, 2025

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