Times News NetworkChandigarh: Three city residents were allegedly cheated of around Rs 3.4 lakh in separate incidents involving fraudsters posing as bank employees. Cyber crime police registered three FIRs against unidentified persons. No arrests have been made so far.In the first case, Karan Singh, a resident of the Small Flats in Dhanas, said he received a AU Bank credit card on April 17, 2026, and activated it on May 6 through the bank’s mobile application.On May 11, he received a call from a person identifying himself as Avinash, a bank customer care executive. The caller allegedly told him that reward points linked to his newly issued credit card, which had a limit of Rs 1 lakh, would expire soon. He directed Karan to visit a website and enter his details to redeem the points.Karan said the caller knew his personal details, including his name, address, mobile number and date of birth. Believing the call was genuine, he entered his credit card details on the website, which displayed the bank’s branding and logos.The next day, Karan received an alert about a transaction of Rs 98,000 on his card. He denied authorising the transaction and said he had not received an OTP, though he received a debit alert. The bank blocked the card, and he reported the incident to the bank and cyber crime police.In another case, Shalini, a Sector 48 resident, alleged that an unidentified person cheated her of Rs 59,000 by posing as a sales employee and making false promises.In the third case, Jasoda, a Sector 41 resident, alleged that a fraudster posing as a Punjab National Bank employee cheated her of Rs 1,85,290 by promising benefits linked to her insurance policy.Police registered cases in both incidents and are tracing the transactions to identify the accused.
