Kumaravel, a native of Idikarai had received an SMS on his mobile asking him to send his bank details to renew his bank account which had supposedly been blocked. Within no time, Rs. 2,02,715 cash was withdrawn from his bank account by the fraudsters.
Coimbatore: Kumaravel (55), a resident of Thudiyalur Idikarai in Coimbatore district received a text message on his mobile on October 20 stating that his 'YONO Account' had been blocked and asked him to send his bank details to update it. Oblivious to the mobile scams that have been on the rise lately, Kumaravel recorded his bank details and sent them. Within a short span of sending his details, money from his bank account had been reduced by Rs. 2,02,715. Kumaravel immediately contacted the online money laundering complaint number 1930 and lodged a complaint to recover his money.
On the orders of the Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police, V Badrinarayanan, the Cyber Crime Police led by Cyber Crime Police Station Inspector Ramachandran acted swiftly and recovered Rs.1,81,000 and ensured it was credited back to Kumaravel's bank account on October 29. The District Superintendent of Police handed over a certificate stating the swift recovery of money in a cyber crime incident and handed it over to Kumaravel on November 7.
The Superintendent of Police has advised the public not to be fooled into believing in advertisements on mobile apps especially which lures the public that they can earn more money online. "If you lose your money on any website or apps, please contact 1930 for cyber crime complaints. The Cyber Crime Police of Coimbatore district will contact you immediately and take steps to recover the money if you have registered on the website "www.cybercrime.gov.in" for cyber crime complaints.