The complainant went to the financial institution’s native department to report the fraud (Representational)
Mumbai:
A 73-year-old girl was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh by cyber fraudsters beneath the pretext of updating the KYC particulars of a financial institution in central Mumbai, police mentioned on Tuesday.
The fraud got here to mild after the lady’s son approached the Mahim police station with a criticism on Monday, an official mentioned.
As per the criticism, the lady obtained a textual content message on Sunday mentioning that her financial institution KYC was expiring and she or he needed to replace it instantly, he mentioned.
The lady then requested her son to replace the main points on a hyperlink talked about within the message, and as he began filling within the data, she obtained an SMS saying Rs 2.2 lakh had been debited from her checking account, the official mentioned.
After someday, the quantity was credited to the account, however once more, Rs 2 lakh bought siphoned off, he mentioned.
The complainant went to the financial institution’s native department to report the fraud and approached the police after placing in a name on the helpline quantity, the official mentioned.
A case has been registered beneath related provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Info Expertise Act, he added.
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