Mumbai Crime Watch: Now, cycle spare seller falls prey to e-wallet fraud in Kashimira

Mumbai Crime Watch: Now, cycle spare seller falls prey to e-wallet fraud in Kashimira

Suresh GolaniUpdated: Saturday, July 25, 2020, 01:53 AM IST
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Online fraudsters have refused to mend their ways and are striking at will Maharashtra. Less than a week after a businessman from Bhayandar was duped of Rs. 3.67 lakh by online fraudsters, a 52-year-old man became the latest victim of a phishing scam in Kashimira.

The online fraudsters hacked into the e-wallet account of the complainant who deals in cycle spares, and siphoned off more than Rs. 18,000 under the guise of completing the Know Your Customer (KYC) process. After a brief conversation, the fake caller sent a link and asked him to click on that and complete the process. The complainant complied and after clicking the link he was shocked as Rs. 18,600 was immediately siphoned-off via multiple transactions from his bank account which was connected with the mobile wallet.

The complainant immediately alerted his bank and informed the police who registered an offence under section 420 of the IPC against unidentified fraudsters. However, sections of the Information Technology (amended) Act, 2008 have not been invoked in the case.

After receiving numerous such complaints, e-wallet portals have pleaded with users to maintain caution and not fall for fake calls and scam messages from fraudsters seeking KYC pretending to be company officials.

The Thane (rural) police have also been releasing advisories telling people that no information regarding bank accounts should be shared, nor unverified links clicked over the phone even if the caller knows the name as well as other details of the person who is being called.

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