Mail News Service
Jamshedpur: A resident of Ulidih’s Parmanand Nagar, Tarun Kumar, fell victim to cyber fraud after being duped in the name of bank account KYC verification.
Fraudsters managed to siphon off Rs 1.25 lakh from his State Bank of India account.
According to reports, on the evening of September 18, Kumar received a call on his registered mobile number.
The caller introduced himself as a bank official and claimed that his account would be blocked if the KYC process was not completed immediately.
The fraudster’s convincing tone left Kumar unsuspecting, and he complied with the instructions.
The scammer guided him step by step and eventually extracted an OTP, following which the amount was withdrawn from his account.
Realizing he had been duped, Kumar lodged a complaint at the Ulidih police station on September 20.
Police have registered the case and launched an investigation based on two mobile numbers—8863936714 and 6909557527—used in the fraud. Initial inquiry suggests the numbers were issued using fake IDs.
Officials said the Cyber Cell is tracking the transactions and mobile locations, and expressed confidence that the culprits will be traced soon.
