A 35-year-old woman lost Rs 1.7 lakh to cybercriminals who pretended to be bank officials. The fraudsters called her and claimed that her ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) details needed to be updated.
They sent her a link through WhatsApp and asked her to enter her credit card and bank account details. Believing them, the woman followed their instructions and shared her card information.
While she was still on the call, she started receiving debit messages from her bank. Realizing something was wrong, she questioned the caller, but the fraudster immediately disconnected the call.
She quickly contacted her bank to freeze her accounts. However, she later received another message stating that Rs 1.7 lakh had been debited from a second account.
The woman reported the fraud to the Hyderabad Cybercrime police. The authorities have now started an investigation into the case.
