Cyber crime: Retired police officer loses ₹6 lakh

Mangaluru, 11 Mar 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: A retired police official complained to the police that he lost ₹6.24 lakh from his bank account after his son shared the OTP with a caller who identified himself as an official from the State Bank of India.

According to the complaint filed with the Cyber Crime Police, the retired official said that a person claiming to be an official from the SBI called on his cell phone on March 4. His son picked up the call. The person said that ₹2 lakh was deducted from the account holder’s account and he (the official) required the OTP to reverse the amount to the account in the Bunder branch of SBI.

Believing this to be true, the son shared the OTP. A few minutes later, he received an SMS about money getting deducted from the account. On checking with the bank, the retired official found that that amount deducted from his account had been credited in different accounts in New Delhi.

The police have registered a case.

Courtesy:The Hindu