In a swift operation, Noida’s Phase-2 police station team arrested a cunning fraudster who specialized in swapping ATM cards to dupe unsuspecting victims. The suspect, identified as Amiruddin, son of Imamuddin from Chitta village under Salempur police station in Bulandshahr district, was nabbed near Allahabad Chowk on March 2.
Police recovered 12 ATM cards from various banks, an illegal knife, and a WagonR car from his possession. Amiruddin operated with a partner, meticulously planning their scams at ATM booths lacking security guards. They targeted machines crowded with salary-day employees from nearby companies.
The modus operandi was slick: Amiruddin would pretend the ATM was malfunctioning, borrow victims’ cards under the guise of help, and slyly replace them with fakes while extracting PIN codes through distractions. He then withdrew all funds using the real cards at other locations.
To intimidate anyone suspicious, he carried an illegal knife. Amiruddin’s criminal history includes multiple cases in 2022 for fraud, forgery, and criminal conspiracy in Bulandshahr, a 2023 Gangster Act invocation, and a recent 2026 case under BNS and Arms Act in Phase-2.
Investigators are now hunting his accomplice and tracing victims via the seized cards. Phase-2 police urge the public: never accept help from strangers at ATMs and safeguard your PINs. This bust underscores the need for vigilance in digital banking amid rising cyber-assisted frauds.