I have a friend who has credit card payments pending from 2010. Till 2010 he was making the payments timely. Now since the time he has stopped making the payments, the amount with interest has become some 3-4 lakhs. He is jobless and not in a position to make the payment anyhow. I would like to know from experts after how many years do the bank write off these amounts since he is even afraid to search for a job. Joining a job will require him to open a salary account and he is afraid that he will get traceable that way. Please help soon.