A major incident of online banking fraud has taken place in the provincial capital during which 16 customers of a private bank had to wash their hands of their savings, including elderly pensioners.
According to a private TV channel, a woman resident of a private housing society in Lahore received a message from the bank on Saturday evening that Rs 1.5 lakh had been transferred from her account to the account of a woman resident of Multan, shortly after. Another message was received that more than one lakh rupees has been withdrawn from the account. The woman said that before this, when shopping or receiving cash of Rs. 100,000, a call is received from the bank and it is confirmed that the account was used or not, so that the card could be blocked. No call from the bank.
When the woman reached the bank, the situation became more serious when people were already there to register their grievances. Millions of rupees were withdrawn from someone's account and the elderly pensioner also lost Rs 40,000 in his account. The bank manager refused to speak and consoled them saying they would try to provide you with money as soon as possible, while a female representative on the bank's helpline said the hacker network was strong, despite all the bank's security Showed his work.
An elderly user said that he received a message on Saturday evening that Rs 3.5 lakh had been withdrawn, even though the card was safe with him.
