Cybercrimes are always on the rise. There are people on the other side always waiting for a chance. Recently, in Mumbai, a businessman lost ₹2.20 lakh while he was trying to track snacks online worth ₹400.
A 40-year-old businessman ordered snacks on some food material website. While he was trying to track the ordered snacks, he called on the helpline number which was fake. He wanted to enquire about two Bhujiya packets he had ordered but not received and ended up losing Rs 2.25 lakh after sharing his bank details.
An FIR was registered on Saturday in connection with the fraud. Harish Baijal, Deputy Inspector General of state cyber police said:
“There has been a spurt in such cases and fraudsters are adopting new modus operandi to dupe people during a lockdown. People need to be careful. We keep issuing advisories and also create awareness through our Twitter handle.”
The complainant approached the police and registered the FIR on May 2nd. He ordered online snacks on April 22nd from an online grocery website. He received all the items except the two items.
The victim searched from the number on the internet and ended up reaching the fake helpline number uploaded by cyber-fraudster. The person on the other side asked the bank account number, registered mobile number and the three-digit CVV of his ATM card.
The fraudster sent him a link on his cell phone and asked him to forward it to another mobile number. He then asked the complainant to pass on his UPI pin and the OTP he received on his mobile number. The businessman gave his UPI pin as well as the OTP and within two hours in four transactions a total of Rs 2.25 lakh was withdrawn.
Explaining how the crime was executed, Ritesh Bhatia, a cybercrime investigator said:
“The fraudster was successful in setting up the UPI account on his device by managing to convince the victim to share all his sensitive banking details including CVV, UPI pin and OTP. The fraudster also had the card details and hence was successful in wiping away such a large amount within seconds. It’s surprising to know that people still don’t hesitate to share OTPs and CVV numbers.”
In Mumbai, a businessman lost ₹2.20 lakh while he was trying to track snacks online worth ₹400 which he ordered a week ago.
