VADODARA: Despite several public warnings by banks and police to not share bank account details and one-time password (OTP), a farmer living in Padra fell into the trap of cyber conmen and lost Rs 2.6 lakh from his account.
The farmer Narsinh Mahida received a call from an unknown number on the morning of November 13 and the caller identified himself as an executive of Bank of Baroda. After Mahida told the caller that he withdraws money from his account using withdrawal slips or cheques, the person insisted that he use ATM card for withdrawals. The executive also offered to activate the ATM card and sms services if he shares the card and bank account numbers.
After Mahida gave the details, the caller asked him to share the OTP that he would have received through sms. Immediately, an amount of Rs 50,006 was debited from Mahida’s account. When he asked about the debited amount, the person said that it will be credited in few minutes. Later, several debit transactions of different amounts took place from Mahida’s account.
When Mahida went to his bank branch and reported losing Rs 2.6 lakh, bank officials informed him that he had been cheated and asked him to approach police.
The complaint was lodged in Padra police station and under Information Technology Act and cheating on Saturday.