October 26th 2023.
Navi Mumbai recently saw an unfortunate cyber fraud case involving an 89-year-old retired man. The victim, a resident of Ulwe, had attempted to invest ₹2 lakh in a fixed deposit. He searched for the customer care number of a bank via Google, and upon dialling the number, he was told a senior representative would contact him.
Little did he know that the call he received shortly after from another mobile number was from a fraudster. The caller asked for the man's bank account details and, unfortunately, the victim shared his debit card number as well as the OTP number received on his phone.
The elderly man quickly realized he had been deceived when nine unauthorised transactions took place from his bank account, and he received messages confirming those transactions. In the end, the fraudsters had siphoned off a total amount of ₹4,49,000.
Upon recognizing his mistake, the victim immediately reported the incident to the Nhava Sheva police and lodged a formal complaint. A case has been registered against two unidentified individuals under sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and common intention, including section 66 of the IT Act. The police are currently carrying out an investigation to look into this matter further.
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