By clicking on a fake link sent to link PAN card with bank account, Rs. 2,14,997 was looted from a man in a cybercrime incident. In connection with the complaint, the Cyber Crime Police managed to quickly recover Rs. 1,90,000 and warned the public not to part with bank details under any circumstance.
Coimbatore: Scammers on the phone claiming to update PAN card, Aadhaar card, credit card, account verification, data verification and thereby looting money are on the rise, day by day.
On October 17, Srilaj Kumar from B K Pudur received a text message on his phone asking him to link his PAN card to his bank account. Believing this to be true, Srilaj Kumar clicked on the link and registered his bank details. Thereafter, Srilaj Kumar's bank account was debited of Rs. 2,14,997. Later, realizing that the link sent to him was fake, Srilaj Kumar filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police.
On the orders of Coimbatore Police Commissioner, V Balakrishnan regarding the complaint, the police led by the City Cyber Crime Inspector Arun acted swiftly to recover part of the money. The Cyber Crime Police directed the concerned bank to block the hacker if he tried to withdraw money. Accordingly, Rs.1,90,000 was recovered and credited to Srilaj Kumar's account.
On the one hand, even though the police have been constantly creating awareness about such cyber crimes, the public are being duped continuously in a believable manner.
The Cyber Crime Police has once again advised the public not to part with bank details and OTP to update any account details, to buy and link PAN card or Aadhaar card under any circumstances.
On October 17, Srilaj Kumar from B K Pudur received a text message on his phone asking him to link his PAN card to his bank account. Believing this to be true, Srilaj Kumar clicked on the link and registered his bank details. Thereafter, Srilaj Kumar's bank account was debited of Rs. 2,14,997. Later, realizing that the link sent to him was fake, Srilaj Kumar filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police.
On the orders of Coimbatore Police Commissioner, V Balakrishnan regarding the complaint, the police led by the City Cyber Crime Inspector Arun acted swiftly to recover part of the money. The Cyber Crime Police directed the concerned bank to block the hacker if he tried to withdraw money. Accordingly, Rs.1,90,000 was recovered and credited to Srilaj Kumar's account.
On the one hand, even though the police have been constantly creating awareness about such cyber crimes, the public are being duped continuously in a believable manner.
The Cyber Crime Police has once again advised the public not to part with bank details and OTP to update any account details, to buy and link PAN card or Aadhaar card under any circumstances.