It's common knowledge that one shouldn't share their ATM card details and PIN number or for that matter any other bank account related information with someone they don't know, either over phone or online. And if one does share such information and a fraud is committed using it, should the physical shop or the online store where the fraudsters used the stolen money be held accountable for it. The logical answer is obviously no, but Madhya Pradesh police seems to think otherwise. They have filed an FIR under forgery and the IT Act against One97 Communications director Vijay Shekar Sharma and Harinder Pal Singh Thakhar, which owns mobile wallet service provider & online marketplace Paytm*, and few other online portals for allegedly fraud transactions carried out on these platforms, reports The Times of India. Modus Operandi: The fraudsters called customers posing as bank managers offering loans or placement agency executives with job opportunities for which they had to pay a small fee. During the conversation, they claimed that there was an issue with the customer's ATM card, and asked for the ATM card number and PIN number to resolve the issue. On being given the details they used online payment gateways such as Paytm's wallet to transfer money from the customer's account to their mobile phones, and used it to recharge their phones or for online shopping. And Now, Case Against Paytm Directors For Fraud Transactions http://t.co/XTUHqTpDQY 313+ suckers gave away their ATM PINs to callers :) — Prasanto K Roy…
