Vadodara: A government schoolteacher from Dabhoi lost Rs34,172 from his bank account as he was conned by a man posing as a customer care executive of a mobile payment services company.
Victim Jignesh Panara told police that he received a call from on January 26 mentioning that the company PhonePe had given bonus to him . Panara was asked to check his account on the application and get back. But as no bonus had been received, the duo exchanged several phone calls. The caller asked Panara to send him a message through the application. When Panara sent a message as instructed by the accused, Rs3,172 got deducted from his bank account.
Panara was angered by deduction but was promised that he will get his money back by downloading another application – TeamViewer QuickSupport. Panara was instructed to enter his bank account number and a few minutes later Rs31,000 was deducted from his account. Panara asked the accused how his money was debited. The conman told him that he had no idea about the deduction. But when Panara did not receive any call, he realized that he had been cheated. tnn
Victim Jignesh Panara told police that he received a call from on January 26 mentioning that the company PhonePe had given bonus to him . Panara was asked to check his account on the application and get back. But as no bonus had been received, the duo exchanged several phone calls. The caller asked Panara to send him a message through the application. When Panara sent a message as instructed by the accused, Rs3,172 got deducted from his bank account.
Panara was angered by deduction but was promised that he will get his money back by downloading another application – TeamViewer QuickSupport. Panara was instructed to enter his bank account number and a few minutes later Rs31,000 was deducted from his account. Panara asked the accused how his money was debited. The conman told him that he had no idea about the deduction. But when Panara did not receive any call, he realized that he had been cheated. tnn
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