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Last Update: December 22, 2022, 12:48 pm IST
Cyber crime is increasing in India. (Image: Reuters)
Pushpalata Pradeep Chinderkar, a 68-year-old retired Union Bank employee, was duped of her savings through a fraudulent WhatsApp link. What happened here?
As technology and the Internet become an integral part of our daily lives, the risk of becoming a victim of cyber crimes has increased significantly. This was the case of a retired bank employee in Mumbai who was defrauded of Rs 9 lakh while trying to lodge a complaint with his bank. An FIR has been registered at Dahisar police station under IPC sections 419 and 420 and information and information under sections 66(c) and 66(d). technology Work.
According to a report in The Indian Express, Pushpalata Pradeep Chinderkar, a 68-year-old retired Union Bank employee, was duped of her savings through a fake WhatsApp link. Chinderkar’s pension and the interest earned on it is his primary source of income. He was asked to enter his internet banking login and password as well as his bank user ID in a form on the link.
The report said, Chinderkar encountered an error while trying to register a complaint regarding the fixed deposit issue at the Union Bank complaint cell. Unfortunately, he made a mistake that would cost him his life savings. He posted his phone number online in an attempt to solve the problem.
After some time he got two calls. During the second call, the caller instructed her to open a link sent to her WhatsApp number and download an app to register her complaint. Chhindarkar questioned the legality of the method, but the caller assured him that it was normal procedure.
Despite his reservations, Chhindarkar followed the instructions and downloaded the app. It was later revealed that it was a scam and Chhindarkar’s savings had been swindled.
Chhindarkar was scammed through the fraudulent app and after realizing what had happened, she informed Union Bank about the incident using her husband’s phone. According to her FIR, she had entered her internet banking login and password, as well as her bank user ID, in a form on the app and received a message stating that the money had been debited from her account.
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