Cyber fraudsters trick senior citizen, steal ₹ 1 lakh

Retired employee unwittingly reveals debit/credit card details

February 02, 2017 12:43 am | Updated 12:44 am IST

Cyber fraudsters stole as much as ₹1 lakh from three different accounts of a senior citizen on January 30. The complainant Syed Towheed Jafer (65), a retired employee, lost money through different transactions, which the scamsters did after fraudulently obtaining his debit/credit card details.

According to Mr. Jafer’s complaint, lodged with the Cyber Crime Department, he received different calls from persons who claimed to be from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and were calling for official bank work. The complainant unknowingly gave them his card details. After that, the fraudsters used the money in his account by convincing him to give it to them, stating that it was part of the process.

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