BHOPAL: Cyber police have issued an advisory alerting the bank customers against ëKnow Your Customerí (KYC) fraud. The cyber crooks, posing as bank officials, are calling up customers for updating KYC and accessing their bank personal details. After collecting the required details, the scammers are siphoning off the money from the account holder.
The ADG, Yogesh Choudhary said that the racketeers after collecting the information in the name of KYC, get all the bank details and then linked the account with their account. They ensure that the bank customer does not get any information or message about their account. These scammers then start withdrawing the amount from their bank account.
Besides making online cash transactions, the scammers even use the money in online and offline purchases. The cyber crooks even withdraw the fixed deposit amount and transfer it to their own accounts.
The ADG asked the bank account holders to remain cautious and never share their account details with anyone. He also advised to save the contact details of the bank officials and alert them on receiving any dubious calls.
The account holders have also been advised to keep changing the internet banking password and also to keep checking their account balance from time to time.
