Gorakhpur: 40 year old man of Pipraich area Gorakhpur During interrogation on the customer care number of State Bank of India (SBI), Rs 14 lakh was cheated after his mobile number was hacked.
According to the complainant, as soon as he called the number given by the customer care cell of SBI, his mobile number was hacked and money was withdrawn from his account. Pipraich Police has started investigation by registering an FIR on the orders of SSP Gorakhpur.
Talking to TOI, Dharmesh Upadhyay (40) said that on June 13, he had applied for the credit card. On June 17, when he inquired about the credit card on the customer care number, the executive gave him the numbers 1800180290 and 8601801290 for further enquiries. The first number was not working and as soon as he called on the second number, his phone number was hacked as he found that several apps were being installed on his phone.
He immediately filed a complaint on SBI helpline and asked them to close his account but somehow he failed to do so and on June 17 and 18, Rs 14 lakh was withdrawn from his account.
“In the cyber cell they refused to register my FIR as there was no inspector and the Pipraich police station also refused saying that the matter is of cyber cell. Finally I went to the SSP office and after his order the police registered the case on 19th June. I have lost all my savings.
“Against SBI Customer Care Bangalore and an unidentified scammer under 419 (punishment for fraud by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) IPC and 66C of IT Act (punishment for theft of identity) Case has been registered. An investigation has been started in the matter,” said SHO Pipraich Suryabhan Singh.
According to the complainant, as soon as he called the number given by the customer care cell of SBI, his mobile number was hacked and money was withdrawn from his account. Pipraich Police has started investigation by registering an FIR on the orders of SSP Gorakhpur.
Talking to TOI, Dharmesh Upadhyay (40) said that on June 13, he had applied for the credit card. On June 17, when he inquired about the credit card on the customer care number, the executive gave him the numbers 1800180290 and 8601801290 for further enquiries. The first number was not working and as soon as he called on the second number, his phone number was hacked as he found that several apps were being installed on his phone.
He immediately filed a complaint on SBI helpline and asked them to close his account but somehow he failed to do so and on June 17 and 18, Rs 14 lakh was withdrawn from his account.
“In the cyber cell they refused to register my FIR as there was no inspector and the Pipraich police station also refused saying that the matter is of cyber cell. Finally I went to the SSP office and after his order the police registered the case on 19th June. I have lost all my savings.
“Against SBI Customer Care Bangalore and an unidentified scammer under 419 (punishment for fraud by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) IPC and 66C of IT Act (punishment for theft of identity) Case has been registered. An investigation has been started in the matter,” said SHO Pipraich Suryabhan Singh.
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