QUETTA : Residents of Quetta are increasingly falling victim to cybercrime, losing substantial sums of money from their bank accounts without receiving any alerts, a fresh case has revealed.
Naseer Ahmed Khan Dotani, a citizen from Quetta and account holder at Allied Bank’s Alamdar Road branch, reportedly lost lakhs of rupees in a digital theft incident on Wednesday. According to Dotani, approximately 4 million rupees were saved in his account, from which he routinely withdrew small amounts via ATM as needed.
When he went to an ATM yesterday to withdraw cash, the machine showed a zero balance. Upon contacting the bank, he was informed that he had become a victim of cybercrime.
Dotani told media that all the transactions were made digitally from his account, yet he did not receive any SMS alerts for the withdrawals. Furthermore, bank staff were also unaware of the unauthorized transactions.
He stated that he has filed a complaint (reference number C2204260960) with the bank’s Karachi head office, the State Bank of Pakistan, and the Federal Ombudsman’s office.
On checking with the bank, it was learned that such incidents are increasing rapidly not only across the country but also in Quetta. Citizens are advised to regularly monitor their account activity to avoid becoming victims of cybercrime.
