Nagpur, Cyber thugs stole Rs 3.84 lakh from a woman’s account by giving false information that her account was locked. The cyber police station has registered a case on the complaint of Nanda Sureshrao Meshram (60), a resident of Ingolenagar, Sonegaon. A message was sent to Nanda’s mobile on the night of March 15. In which it was announced that due to lack of KYC, transactions with her SBI account were blocked.
The defendant also sent a link on his phone asking him to enter his account details to complete the KYC process. Nanda entered the account details and OTP number. Rs 3.84 lakhs were debited from her account. Upon receiving the message to withdraw money from the bank, the fraud was detected and a complaint was filed at the Cybernetics police station. Police have launched an investigation by registering a case under the IT and Fraud Act.