ATM card fraudster arrested

Coimbatore: Police arrested a 33-year-old man on Friday for cheating elderly people by offering to help them withdraw cash from ATMs.
The Ramanathapuram police identified him as Mohammed Thambi alias Mahi of Adirampattinam in Thanjavur district.
“Mohammed was assistant cinematographer of four Tamil films and cinematographer of some short films. He swindled Rs 16,000 from the account of B Vasanthi, 54, of Sripathi Nagar at Ramanathapuram.Vasanthi had visited a nationalised bank’s ATM centre on Nanjundapuram Road on August 11. Mohammed offered to help her withdraw cash from the machine. After giving her the money, he noted down the PIN number and returned a similar-looking card. He later used the woman’s card to withdraw Rs 16,000,” a police officer said.
Mohammed is facing a similar case in Kuniyamuthur police station limit. tnn