Bapunagar woman cheated of Rs 25,000 by cybercrooks

AHMEDABAD: A Bapunagar woman lost Rs 25,000 from her bank account when she gave details of her debit card and OTP to an unsolicited caller, who claimed to be calling from the head office of the bank where she held her account. Himani Patel, 27, registered a complaint with Bapunagar police on Sunday alleging that a cybercrook had called her up on Friday and had stolen money from her bank account.
According to case details, Patel, a resident of Hirawadi Road, Bapunagar, works as a technical assistant in Krishnabhavan, Gandhinagar. She lives with her husband and aunt.
On Friday, when Patel was at her office, at about 1.45pm a woman called her up and said she was Sheetal and calling from the head office of the bank where Patel held her account.
“The caller said that a credit card has been issued in Patel’s name. When Patel said she doesn’t want a credit card, the caller said that to stop the process she will need to have Patel’s debit card verified. The caller then took Patel’s debit card number, the CVV number, and within seconds Patel received a one-time password (OTP) on her mobile phone, which she gave to the caller. Promptly, Rs 25,000 was stolen from Patel’s bank account,” a police official said.
The complainant then dialled 100 and lodged an application online at the cybercrime police station. “From there she was given a ticket based on which she lodged a complaint at Bapunagar police station on Sunday,” said a police source.