A young man living in the Doiwala area was subjected to a major cyber fraud during an online credit card process. In this fraud, masquerading as a KYC call, the hacker siphoned ₹1.43 lakh from his bank account within minutes. Following the incident, the victim filed a written complaint at the police station, based on which the police registered a case against an unknown accused and initiated an investigation.
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Victim Files FIR at Police Station
According to Police Station In-charge Inspector Pradeep Kumar Rana, Abhinav Nautiyal, a resident of Zero Point Nakraunda, stated that he had recently applied for a credit card online. Shortly after the application, he received a call from a caller posing as a bank representative, informing him of the benefits of the credit card and asking him to complete the KYC process.
Trapped in a WhatsApp call under the guise of KYC
According to Abhinav, the caller told him that he would need to connect to a WhatsApp video call to complete the KYC process. Once the call was connected, he was asked to take a selfie. The accused then resorted to another trick, instructing him to open his gallery and show the photos. As soon as he opened the gallery, the phone suddenly began to behave abnormally, and the hacker gained complete control of the device.
As soon as the gallery opened, the phone was completely hacked
The OTPs, notifications, and banking information on his mobile phone were taken over by the hacker. The victim reported that he tried to turn off his phone, but the phone wouldn’t turn off, and the screen wouldn’t respond. Meanwhile, the hacker made three transactions in quick succession, withdrawing a total of ₹143,418.
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Police began investigating based on the victim’s complaint
Upon learning of the incident, the victim immediately went to the police station and informed the police. The Inspector-in-Charge stated that a case has been registered based on the victim’s complaint. The cyber cell is working to identify the accused and trace the transactions. Police have urged people not to share KYC or bank-related documents with any unknown callers, as cyber criminals are now using innovative methods to target people.