49-Year-Old Assistant Revenue Officer Loses ₹1 Lakh In Phishing Scam
In this type of con, cybercrooks trap the individual by posing as a representative of a known entity, be it a service provider or an institution like a bank. According to the police, the Beed resident unknowingly came into contact with scammers while trying to search the customer care helpline of his DTH service on the internet.
49-Year-Old Assistant Revenue Officer Loses ₹1 Lakh In Phishing Scam | File Pic
Mumbai: A 49-year-old assistant revenue officer recently lost nearly Rs 1 lakh after falling prey to phishing fraud.
In this type of con, cybercrooks trap the individual by posing as a representative of a known entity, be it a service provider or an institution like a bank. According to the police, the Beed resident unknowingly came into contact with scammers while trying to search the customer care helpline of his DTH service on the internet.
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Impersonating company executives, the frauds asked the complainant to download a screen mirroring app and pay Rs 5 via a payment gateway app, said the police. The scammers apparently gained access to his banking details and siphoned around Rs 1 lakh.
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