The victim, a resident of Sector 16, Panchkula, clicked on the link that took him to the SBI Yono App...
Digital Desk: A retired banker lost 8.27 lakh to cyber swindlers after clicking on a link to update PAN card details.
Based on his allegation, Panchkula police opened a case at the Cyber Crime police station in Sector 12 on Friday under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
Jawahar Lal Bagari, 63, who retired as SBI's chief manager, said in his complaint that on January 27, he received a text message alerting him that his SBI bank account had been cancelled because his PAN card details had not been updated. The SMS message contained a link to update the information.
Bagari, a resident of Sector 16, Panchkula, unknowingly clicked on the link that directed him to the SBI Yono App. Bagari became suspicious when he was asked to submit his PAN card information and acting on his instincts instantly exited the app.
Soon later, he received a phone call from someone claiming to be an SBI employee. He informed him that money had been removed from his account.
Bagari stated that he asked the caller to stop the transactions since he had not approved them. Nevertheless, by then, 8.27 lakh was already fraudulently withdrawn from his account through three transactions.
Based on his complaint, police lodged a case at the Cyber Crime police station in Sector 12 on Friday under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
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