Pune: Fraudster uses KYC ploy, steals Rs 1.6 lakh

PUNE: A 35-year-old Pimpri resident lost nearly Rs 1.6 lakh from her account after a man claiming to be a bank representative duped her.
As per a complaint lodged on Thursday by the woman, the fraudster siphoned off Rs1.57 lakh from her account through six transactions.
The Pimpri police have registered a case under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
A police officer said that since May 17, the woman had been receiving SMSs from two unknown mobile numbers, urging her to update her KYC details with the bank failing which the account would get locked. “The SMSs contained a link, but the woman did not click on it,” he officer said.
On June 13, the woman wanted to transfer Rs3,000 to her husband account through netbanking. “But due to technical issues, she was not getting OTPs. So, she downloaded a public sector bank’s app and completed the transaction,” the officer said.
The same day, a man claiming to be a bank employee called her. “He said the bank was aware that she had trouble getting OTPs and told her to update KYC details through a link he would send her. He said she would then not face this problem again,” the officer further said.
Believing him, the woman clicked on the link and received six OTPs on her cellphone. “she claims she did not share the OTPs with anyone, but Rs1.57 lakh were transferred from her account,” the officer said.