A middle-aged man has been cheated to the tune of Rs 5 lakh by a cyber-fraudster who posed as an employee of a payment platform and cheated him on the pretext of assisting him. The fraud came to light when the bank personnel informed the complainant about unauthorized transactions.
The incident occurred when the man wanted to pay the electricity bill on PayTM and noticed that the bill amount was higher than the actual bill. In a series of transactions, the complainant lost Rs. 5,06,779.
Believing that there was an issue with the PayTM app, the complainant looked up the customer care number online and contacted one of them. The recipient asked the complainant to download the AnyDesk app, which the victim obliged. Within minutes, he received a call from a man who claimed to be from the Noida office of PayTM, and asked the complainant to enter the IFSC number and other private banking details of several accounts owned by him. The complainant also sent him the card photos.
After a while, the complainant was shocked to see that all his accounts were being drained slowly. The customer care personnel assured that they are solving the issue and the money will be refunded shortly.
The man approached Borivali Police station and lodged a complaint. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Information Technology (IT) Act. Police are looking into the matter.
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