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Indian couple in Dubai loses over $8,000 in bank fraud

  •   Thu, Aug 13 2015 06:11:33 PM

Dubai, Aug 13 (IANS): An Indian couple here lost their life's savings, totalling over $8,000, in a debit card fraud, a media report said.

Zubin Vakil and his wife Anshu lost Dh31,363.64 from their joint account in the Bank of Baroda in seven transactions, which the couple said they never made, Gulf News reported on Wednesday.

"All that we had saved up over the years was gone in a flash because someone somewhere got hold of our card details and misused them," Zubin, a travel consultant, was quoted as saying.

The fraud took place on July 16 when Anshu used her debit card at a garments store and a supermarket in Bur Duba.

Later that night, the couple received "a barrage of notifications" from their bank. Not able to recognise any of the transactions, the couple rushed to a police station to file a complaint.

The couple's bank statement showed a transaction was made in New York.

The bank, however, said that ATM-cum-debit card use is the sole responsibility of the customer and "the bank does not own any responsibility for any claim".

The couple has decided to approach the United Arab Emirates Central Bank.

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Aug 15 2015

    Very bad,.Many People are facing this Problems nowadays.Many miscreants Keep a camera over atm.board which normal Person hardly notices.with this help they know the pin number and make a Card which they draw Money from the accounts.Not only the number is used by the Person who reproduced ,but is sold to other miscreants ,so that a racket uses this.What bank says is quite wrong.Now the bank has to Show the couple that their negligence.They should file a complain in court .Here the bank replaces the amount once they Show that the Person has not used elsewhere .Let them try.how they paid such a big amount without a Limit?Hope they get some Money back.

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