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Mumbai: A gang that gets cards stuck in ATMs
Updated On: 07 December, 2022 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Cops arrest one member; learn they insert thin metal plate in slot to get card glued; when customer goes to seek help, they flee with the plate and card
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A police officer shows the metal plate used by the accused
The arrest of a con man at Mira Road on Saturday has revealed a new modus operandi by thieves, who create a problem in ATMs to steal credit/debit cards. In this new con job, a thin metal plate is put into the slot where credit/debit cards are inserted in the ATM. The card gets stuck to the plate, and when the customer goes into the bank to seek help, the thieves flee with the metal plate and the card.
PSI in the right place
Police Sub-Inspector Sanjay Shelke, attached to Kasturba Marg police station, was at Mira Road while going home when he saw a man being chased by some people, and followed him on his bike and caught him. He learnt that the man was with two accomplices at an ATM booth and they were behaving suspiciously so they were questioned by a customer. “When the trio realised they were cornered, they tried to run away. While two of them escaped, this man was caught by the customer, passers-by and me,” said Shelke.
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