ATM skimming gang strikes at Hauz Khas, several people duped in a day

New Delhi: On Saturday the residents of Gautam Nagar in Hauz Khas, South Delhi reached the police station complaining that they were duped of their hard-earned money by ATM skimming gang. The police admitted to having received several complaints where residents claimed they started receiving messages of cash withdrawal without their consent from early morning.

"I was duped of 40 thousand, I have an account in union bank and I started receiving messages of cash withdrawal in several transactions, later I ran to my bank and got my card blocked," said Lalit Goyal who runs a grocery store in the area.

Suresh Kashyap was another victim among many. He claimed that he too was duped of 40 thousand rupees on Saturday.

Soon a panic situation gripped the area and more than 30 complainants gathered at the police station with their complaints.

DCP South Delhi Atul Kumar Thakur confirmed the incidents and said that necessary action is being taken and investigation is in progress.

However this is not the first time ATM skimming gang has struck in Delhi. Earlier, Jamia Nagar residents became victims of the ATM skimming gang and lost several lakhs. Days after Patel Nagar residents felt the heat as several people approached police claiming that their hard-earned money was fraudulently withdrawn.

ATM skimming is theft of card information, where a small device, known as a skimmer, is attached to the ATM to steal the information during a legitimate ATM transaction. As the card is swiped at the machine, the skimmer device captures the information stored on the card's magnetic strip which is later used for card cloning.