Pune: Retired bank manager duped of over Rs 1 lakh

PUNE: A 72-year-old former manager of State Bank of India (SBI) was duped of over Rs 1 lakh by a fraudster on June 5 on the pretext of upgrading his SIM card from 2G to 4G.
Claiming to be an executive of a telecom services provider, the fraudster contacted the elderly man for upgrading his SIM card, police said.
“The fraudster asked the complainant to click on a link sent on his What’sApp. When the elderly man clicked on it, the suspect gained access to the complainant’s two bank accounts with SBI. He then transferred Rs50,099 each from the two accounts via net banking to another account,” Deccan Gymkhana police senior inspector Deepak Lagad said.
The retired officer realised that he had been duped after he received text messages stating that the money was debited from his bank accounts.
“We have recorded the statement of the complainant and registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act on Thursday,” Lagad added.