Thane: A 58-year-old man was duped of Rs 16 lakh by online fraudsters who posed as personnel working with his mobile service provider and asked him for his debit card details. key (Know Your Customer) Verification.
The complainant is a retired resident Waghbil Area. A police officer said that the victim received a call from an unknown number around 12.30 pm on Thursday. The person claiming to have worked for a mobile service provider told the victim that his mobile number would be disconnected until he completed KYC Verification,
The accused asked him to download two applications. “Meanwhile, the accused asked him for his debit card details,” said one Kasarvadavali Police officer. the victim received OTP on his number. The thug told him that it was for a transaction of Rs 10 as processing fee for KYC. The victim shared the OTP and received some text messages saying that Rs 16 lakh had been debited from his account.
The complainant is a retired resident Waghbil Area. A police officer said that the victim received a call from an unknown number around 12.30 pm on Thursday. The person claiming to have worked for a mobile service provider told the victim that his mobile number would be disconnected until he completed KYC Verification,
The accused asked him to download two applications. “Meanwhile, the accused asked him for his debit card details,” said one Kasarvadavali Police officer. the victim received OTP on his number. The thug told him that it was for a transaction of Rs 10 as processing fee for KYC. The victim shared the OTP and received some text messages saying that Rs 16 lakh had been debited from his account.
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