Doc duped of Rs 2.22L by cyber frauds | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: A 58-year-old doctor in Berhampur allegedly lost Rs 2.22 lakh from his credit cards in just four hours to cyber scammers on Jan 16. The cyber crimes and economic offences police station registered a case and started a probe after the victim lodged an FIR about fraudulent transactions on Saturday.
The victim doctor alleged that he received calls from three mobile phone numbers on Jan 16. He was asked to click a file sent to his WhatsApp. When he installed the application, Rs 2.22 lakh was deducted from his credit cards in just four hours, from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm on the same day.
The doctor filed a complaint with cyber police station for legal action against the fraudster and recovery of his fraudulent money.
People are worried about increasing cyber offences in the city. Criminals follow different tactics to loot money from bank accounts even without account holders disclosing vital information.
A senior police officer said the cyber criminals changed their tactics to loot money from credit cards, even though the cardholders did not receive any message or OTPs (one-time password). Such incidents have been reported from different areas. “We have sensitised people not to receive calls or click WhatsApp messages from unknown numbers. Despite their sensitisation, several people click the same and fall victim to cyber fraud,” he said.
The victim doctor alleged that he received calls from three mobile phone numbers on Jan 16. He was asked to click a file sent to his WhatsApp. When he installed the application, Rs 2.22 lakh was deducted from his credit cards in just four hours, from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm on the same day.
The doctor filed a complaint with cyber police station for legal action against the fraudster and recovery of his fraudulent money.
People are worried about increasing cyber offences in the city. Criminals follow different tactics to loot money from bank accounts even without account holders disclosing vital information.
A senior police officer said the cyber criminals changed their tactics to loot money from credit cards, even though the cardholders did not receive any message or OTPs (one-time password). Such incidents have been reported from different areas. “We have sensitised people not to receive calls or click WhatsApp messages from unknown numbers. Despite their sensitisation, several people click the same and fall victim to cyber fraud,” he said.
