Letter: On Monday, the police registered four different violations to be cheated through the ATM submitted by the victims aged between 26 and 60 years.
The total fraud of Rs 74,500 was executed in 24 hours by Conmen which captivated their victims offering help by swiping their debit card.
Bhikhan Patil (60) Dindoli resident went to the Limbayat Bank of Baroda branch at around 1pm on Sunday to withdraw money.
Patil, who did not know how to operate an ATM, asked for help from an unknown man who took the card and after a few minutes reply, said there was a problem with the machine.
Then, Patil received two SMS that informed RS 25,000 withdrawn in two attempts from his account and when he approached the bank was told that the card was replaced.
Noorhasan Ansari (40) Residents of the GIDC Sachin who worked with Powerloom Factory, went to the SBI ATM near Bhestan Crossroads to withdraw money on January 23 from his Bank of India account.
He proceeded to withdraw money, when the person standing behind him asked him to show his debit card.
Ansari gave him the card and the man returned it after a few minutes.
Ansari then went to another ATM near Aavas Golden where he realized that his debit card was replaced by an unknown person in the previous ATM center.
Meanwhile, he received an SMS that informed that Rs 10,000 was withdrawn from his account.
Ansari filed a complaint with the Pandesara police.
The same thing happened with Amit Pradhan (26), a resident of Bhestan who informed the police Pandesara that some unidentified men turned his SBI debit card at the ATM when he took money on January 12 and also stole Rs 7,500 from his account.
Similarly, Vallabh Jani aged 54 years lost Rs 7,000 from his account on December 25 after a cheater helped him swipe his debit card at the ATM center in Mahidharpura, police said.
ATM cheats have field days, 4 complaints in 24 hours
