Kalka resident falls prey to credit card activation fraud, loses ₹2 lakh

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On April 7, at about 7 pm, he got a call from an unidentified person who claimed to be a bank employee and asked him as to why he has not activated his credit card..

Jain told him that he already has a credit card and does not want a new one..

The caller then told him that he will help close the credit...

A Kalka resident was duped of 2.08 lakh by online fraudsters on the pretext of activating a credit card..

He said he has an account in the Axis bank, which had issued him a new credit card in March 2023 that was received through a courier...