Customers Narrate Losses As New Form Of Criminals Emerge In Kaduna ATMs
New criminal elements have appeared in ATMs of several banks across Kaduna State as security personnel focus their searchlight on kidnappers seeking to flee the state.
According to the DAILY POST, the thieves act as clients seeking to withdraw money from an ATM of their choice.
They may arrive on a bike or in a car, which they have previously used to defraud unsuspecting ATM users.
Customers intentionally position themselves while they log into their ATMs to guarantee they receive their victims’ ATM pin.
They will take his ATM and race to another ATM or POS to empty the victim’s account once the customer is finished.
Others employed customer-assistance tactics to help clients who had attempted but failed to log in. As they inserted in their victim’s ATM card, they quickly retrieved it, exchanged it for another ATM that they had obtained fraudulently, and zoomed away.
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Alhaji Yahaya Umar claimed he was cheated out of 500,000 Naira on Monday.
” I went to GTB along Barnawa Kaduna road to withdraw 100,000 Naira. I met two young men standing. I made attempt to withdraw, but ATM rejected my card. One of the young man said I should give him to assist me, which I did.
“While he was cleaning the ATM, another one standing beside me, tapped me, if my car was parked in the right place. It was when my attention was diverted that his friend told me I should put my pin. I didn’t know he pushed in a different ATM. They left immediately, and I continued to press the button unsuccessfully. It was after a while, the ATM rejected the card. Behold, it was another bank’s ATM,” he said.
Alhaji Umar said three minutes later, he received a debit alert of 100,000, 200,000, until all his life savings was withdrawn.
Another victim, Mrs. Alice Jonathan said she went to first bank ATM to withdraw money, but since she doesn’t know how to log in, she requested the assistance of one of the two young men she met standing.
“When I gave him my ATM, he pushed it and asked me to log in, he saw me log in with my pin. He suddenly pressed one key, and my card came out. He told me it was network problem while holding my ATM.
“All of a sudden, he stepped out, and climbed awaiting motorcycle and sped off. While I cried for help, immediately, I received alert of N20,000.
“Behold, they went to OPS to withdraw my money,” she lamented.
The state of Kaduna has a reputation for kidnappings, with victims’ parents paying enormous sums of money to kidnappers in order for their children to be released.
Another criminal group has arisen in the State as security authorities launch a manhunt, combing bushes and kidnappers’ dens.
ASP Mohammed Jalige, the PRO of the Kaduna State Police Command, was unable to pick up his phone calls or respond to text messages sent to him.
