Cyber criminals siphon off Rs 35,000 from Jamshedpur resident

Jamshedpur, Dec 3: A Mango resident has fallen victim to the fraudulent act of cyber criminals. The victim who works in a private firm has been duped of Rs 35,000. Following the fraud, he lodged an FIR with the Cyber Thana in Bistupur on Friday. Jitendra Kumar Yadav came to know when he got an alert on his cellphone against the shopping worth Rs 8,000 by the criminal.

In his FIR lodged with the Cyber Thana, Yadav has mentioned that his ATM card was with him and that he had not shared the secret code of the ATM with anyone. He has also mentioned that he did not get any alert while the money was being withdrawn from his account.

Yadav got the alert on the cellphone on Thursday afternoon and had immediately contacted the SBI’s Sakchi branch where he has an account. On getting the complaint, the senior branch manager of the bank blocked the transaction through the account.

Yadav who was accompanied by a BJP leader Vikash Singh has also been assured by the said branch manager that if there is no fault on his part in the fraudulent withdrawals, then he would get back the lost money within 10 days.