Man in Ahmedabad calls for table reservation, loses Rs 35,000

AHMEDABAD: Merely trying to book a table for himself and an office colleague at a hotel in the Navrangpura area of city cost a man Rs 35,000 after he was tricked by cybercrooks.
Suresh Vishwakarma, 28, who works as an accountant at a pathology laboratory on Ashram Road, said in his complaint with Navrangpura police on Wednesday that the incident took place on July 3.

“On July 3 afternoon, I was searching for a nearby hotel in Navrangpura and I found one hotel near Commerce Six Roads and tried to get its number on Google to call and book a table,” said Vishwakarma.
He said that he dialled a number to book the table, but he could not connect on it. After few seconds, he got a call from another number where a person asked him if he wanted to book a table.
Vishwakarma told him that he would like to book a table and the person told him to fill up a form and sent a weblink.
After Vishwakarma filled up the form, the person again called him and asked if he had received an one-time password. But as Vishwakarma denied receiving any OTP, the person disconnected the phone.
After a while, he received multiple messages of money deduction and ended up losing Rs 35,000 to the cyber crook.