Delhi Police have arrested five individuals, including a former private bank employee, for running a credit card reward points scam that defrauded several people. The gang impersonated bank officials and tricked victims into revealing sensitive card details, including PIN numbers.
The case came to light in June after a woman lost Rs96,000 from her account. On June 18, the accused contacted her, claiming to offer help with redeeming her credit card reward points. Trusting them, she shared her card and PIN details. The funds were then siphoned off.
A probe led by SHO Pravesh Kaushik traced the fraudulent transactions. The accused used mobile applications to transfer stolen money between accounts and withdrew it from various ATMs in Delhi. CCTV footage from these booths was reviewed as part of the investigation.
The suspects were finally tracked to Uttam Nagar and arrested. DCP (Southwest) Amit Goel confirmed the arrests and identified the accused as Mohd Ahmad, Kaushal Kumar, Atul Kumar, Sunny Singh, and Aditya.
Ahmad previously worked in call centres, while Kaushal was an employee at a private bank. Their familiarity with banking systems enabled the scam. Singh, a student, and the others assisted by creating and operating mule bank accounts to move the stolen money.
Police say the gang had defrauded multiple people using this method and are now probing deeper to identify more victims and co-conspirators.
