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Frauds: Gayas Khan and Toshif Mistry misused card details of people to fund an online air ticket scam | A call centre executive and his associate have been arrested for fraudulently providing credit card details to fund an online air ticket scam. Gayas Khan (21), who used to work at a direct sales associate (DSA) for the credit card division of a multinational bank, and his associate, Toshif Mistry (25), a diploma holder in electronic engineering, have been arrested for cheating. What they did Khan, whose job was to offer free credit cards to the bank's customers, convinced them to part with their existing card's details and proof of address. He would provide Mistry with the details for Rs 100 per card. Mistry would then use the details to book air tickets online and then sell the PNR number of the tickets to regular flyers at discounted rates. The bank's customers knew something was amiss only when they received their statements. Vijay Mukhi, a technology expert, said, "The accused asked customers to also give him photocopies of both sides of their existing credit card. There is no reason why any DSA or bank should need to do that. What's worse is that the bank is not held liable for any crime." DCP Vishwas Nangre Patil (zone I), whose department unearthed the scam, told MiD DAY, "We have requested banks to assist us in the probe. We suspect that there are more victims." The police have seized a laptop and mobile phones from the accused. The cell phone records confirm air ticket bookings for low cost domestic airlines. Mistry was also arrested last year for a similar fraud.
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