Credit card fraud targets Indian restaurant owner

An Indian restaurant in Adelaide has barely escaped from being hit hard by credit card fraud. Money was transferred to Curry Lounge’s bank account much before the sale.

Ms Bhardwaj at work in Curry Lounge.

Source: Supplied to SBS Punjabi

People often tell tales about how their stolen credit cards are used to make unauthorised  payments. But this Indian business got nearly defrauded when a suspected credit card fraudster transferred money into their account in advance for a 'catering' order. 

Adelaide-based Indian restaurant, Curry Lounge, nearly got fined at least $500 for processing a seemingly-fraudulent credit card transaction for an email order received last November.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS Punjabi here.


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By Ruchika Talwar
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS Punjabi

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