A 54-year-old man from Greater Noida West allegedly lost ₹ 6.1 lakh in cybercrime last week, police said, adding that cybercriminals took access of his phone on the pretext of completing a credit card application.
The complainant suspects the caller took access of his phone on the video call. “Around 3pm, when I went to a CNG station and attempted to make payment using my card, it failed. “It was suspected that the fraudsters gained access to his mobile phone, and on the pretext of the application process, they obtained the OTPs.
After three failed attempts, I checked my bank account and learned that 12 unauthorised transactions amounting to ₹ 6.1 lakh were made,” the FIR read. On the basis of his complaint, police registered a case under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act against unidentified suspects at the Cybercrime Branch police station.
A case has been registered, and efforts are underway to trace them,” said a police officer.
Subsequently, the victim contacted bank customer service to report the fraud.
