Usually, debit cards offer a lot of convenience to users, but at times, they create a big mess. Yes, this doctor might be regretting his decision of swiping his debit card at the toll naka. A payment of Rs 40, cost this doctor Rs 4 lakhs!
What happened is that while travelling to Mumbai, Dr Rao stopped near Gundmi toll gate (Near Udupi) on the Kochi-Mumbai National Highway to pay the toll of Rs 40. He was in a chauffeur-driven car and gave his debit card to the toll attendant for paying Rs 40.
After the toll collector swiped the card, he gave the toll receipt and POS receipt to Dr Rao and he left. However, he was shocked when he received an SMS about Rs 4 lakhs being deducted from the account.
Dr. Rao immediately contacted the gate staff but they refused to accept their fault; the doctor was there for almost 2 hours but the officials weren’t ready to acknowledge the mistake.
It was around 1 am that the doctor went to the police station to lodge a complaint. After few minutes, he returned to the toll plaza with a constable.
On being questioned by the head constable, the toll attendant agreed his fault; well, he had entered the wrong amount. Instead of Rs 40, he entered Rs 4,00,000. The officials promised to return the amount by cheque, but the doctor wasn’t ready to accept it because he wanted cash.
Senior officials were contacted and finally the doctor got back his Rs 3,99,960 in cash. The matter finally got settled at around 4 am.
You need to be very careful while using your debit card. Check the amount carefully and then leave the place. Have you faced a similar experience before? If yes, do share it with us in our comments section below.
