Mangaluru: A 47-year-old ship engineer lost Rs 1.3 lakh after cyber fraudsters, posing as bank representatives, allegedly tricked him into sharing his credit card details and downloading APK file under the pretext of updating his KYC details. According to the complaint filed with the CEN police, he received a call on his mobile phone from an unknown number around 3pm on Wednesday. He then shared his credit card details with the caller who claimed to be a bank employee. The caller then told him that a video call was required to update his KYC details and sent him an APK link. When the complainant clicked on the link, a video call was initiated but was disconnected shortly thereafter. Subsequently, a total of Rs 1,36,896 got transferred in multiple transactions from the complainant’s credit card which was now attached to another bank without his knowledge. CEN Crime police registered a case.Truck driver loses ₹4 lakh in fake traffic violation ticketA truck driver, 41, lost Rs 4.2 lakh after cybercriminals allegedly sent him a fake RTO traffic violation message and tricked him into downloading a malicious mobile application. According to the complaint, on Oct 31, around 9.34am, the complainant received a message on his mobile : “Traffic violation CCTV footage pay online”. Along with this, his truck registration number and a link were sent. When he clicked the link, an application named ‘eChallan (mParivahan)’ was allegedly downloaded onto his phone without his knowledge. Subsequently, on Nov 10, he alleged that a total of Rs 4,26,434 was transferred in multiple transactions from his savings bank account to an unknown account without his knowledge. CEN Crime police have registered a case.Pension card scam: Retired bank employee loses ₹2 lakhA 77-year-old retired bank employee lost Rs 2 lakh to a fake Facebook advertisement offering a pension card. According to the complaint, Wednesday, the complainant came across the ad for a ‘retired pension card’. After clicking it, he entered his name, address and PAN card details. At 4.46pm, he received a call from an unidentified person who told him that since he applied online for the pension card, his bank account details were needed to be provided. The complainant shared the information and subsequently, an APK file named ‘Pension card’ was downloaded onto his mobile phone without his knowledge. Later, a total of Rs 2,09,000 was transferred in multiple transactions from his bank account without his knowledge or consent.
