Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Dec 17: A complaint has been filed at the Kankanady Police Station, alleging the unauthorized transfer of Rs 1.82 lacs through the PhonePe account of the owner of a mobile phone found on the road.
The complainant reported losing two mobile handsets while traveling to Adyar Kannur on a scooter on December 3. After filing a complaint at the Kankanady police station, the SIM card of one of the lost mobile phones was activated two days later. The complainant contacted the active number from a relative's phone, and the person who answered claimed to have found the mobile phone in Padil. Speaking in Hindi, the finder mentioned being in Kadaba at that moment and assured that he would return the mobile to Mangaluru after four days.
However, the finder failed to show up after the promised four days. On December 12, the complainant took action by blocking the SIM card of the lost mobile phone number and purchasing a new SIM. To his dismay, he discovered on the same day that Rs 1.82 lacs had been fraudulently transferred to different accounts via PhonePe using his lost mobile phone.
A formal complaint has been lodged regarding the fraudulent fund transfers orchestrated by the individual who found the lost phone.