The actor lodged a complaint at the Deccan Gymkhana police station on Tuesday evening.
Deputy police commissioner, Sunil Phulari (Cyber Cell) said the money from Palekar’s account was transferred to the accounts of two travel companies for purchasing air tickets for Goa-Mumbai and Mumbai-Bangalore flights in November 2007.
When contacted, Palekar said the police should have shared the information about the e-fraud with the media only after solving the case. “However, I sincerely hope the police will solve the case at the earliest,” he said. Palekar is currently residing in Cozy Nook building on Bhandarkar Road.
Phulari said: “When Palekar received his bank statement for the month of December 2007, he found four transactions were made without his knowledge. So he sought information from the bank authorities. It was learnt that an unknown person used his credit card details for online booking the air tickets online between November 10 and 15.”
Palekar approached the police about three months after the e-fraud took place. The Cyber Cell is now investigating how Palekar’s credit card details were leaked to the accused. We will then interrogate the bank officers and employees of the travel companies who booked the tickets,” Phulari said.
Meanwhile, Sudam Choure, advisor to the Pune Police Cyber Committee, said like the “phishing” attack, there are several ways of committing online ticketing frauds. “The pin number of a credit card is not always necessary for internet transactions. If the credit card number, name of its user, expiry date (many electronic receipts generated after swapping the card carry this information) and the three-digit CCV code printed on the backside of the card is known, it is enough for doing online business,” Choure said.
Discuss this story on screenindia forums
|
