NAROWAL: A suspected hacker has stolen money from accounts of two citizens here last week. Reports said Shakil Ahmad of Haider Park and Aslam Mukhtar of Sadiqueabad received phone calls from a man impersonating an army major.

The caller said: “The army wants to verify the information which was given by you for census.”

The caller got the bank account particulars from both citizens of Narowal. The suspect allegedly hacked Shakil’s account and withdrew Rs200,000 and Rs500,000 from Aslam Mukhtar’s account. Mukhtar is recently retired from traffic police.

He said: “At first the hacker called from an unknown cell number and wanted to get information by introducing himself as an army major, but I refused to disclose the particulars on which he said will you give the details if you receive a call from the bank head office? After some time I received a call from the private bank [HBL] and the bank employee asked me to provide account details. I told the account number and PIN code.”

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2018