Two men impers­onatin­g as bank offici­als steal Rs150,000 on pretex­t of curren­cy verifi­cation­RAWALPINDI: A man lost Rs115,000 after he was tricked by swindlers at a private bank in the city’s Sadar town area on Sunday. According to police, Wahaj Farooq, the victim, visited the bank to deposit Rs300,000, but the bank cashier after counting the amount returned it to him, asking to fill a new cash deposit slip due to some error in the previously filled one. Two unidentified men, impersonating as bank employees, then approached Wahaj while he was writing out the bank slip and asked him to show the currency for verification. After counting his cash, they returned the money to Wahaj and left the bank. The victim also alleged that the swindlers had committed fraud with the help of bank officials, adding that he immediately lodged complaint with the bank officials but they did not take any action.

Source: The Express Tribune April 07, 2019 20:03 UTC