Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (MS)
Puttur, Jun 28: A woman teacher lost Rs 7.47 lac as she was asked to call customer care of bank to update her KYC through internet banking mode. She also got the loan through online transaction, but the same was siphoned off by the fraudster.
The teacher who got fleeced by the trickster is a faculty of government high school and resident of Koppamaderi of Nelyadi village.
A message was received on the mobile of teacher’s son on June 11 saying that the ATM card is blocked. On June 23, another message was received from mobile number 7029216854 which asked to call customer care number 8240871104 of bank and update KYC.
When the bank personnel called the teacher about the mobile number change on the account, she came to know that she has been taken for ride by fraudster. She immediately rushed to the bank and checked that Rs eight lac was credited to her bank on June 23. Out of that Rs 7.47 lac were withdrawn in various stages.
When inquired with the bank manager, he told that Rs eight lac loan was taken by the account holder of complainant (teacher in this case). Once the amount was deposited, the money was withdrawn in stages.
A case in this connection is registered in cyber-crime police station.