Mail News Service
Jamshedpur, Apr 14: In a shocking incident of cyber fraud, retired teacher Bibiyani Soreng, a resident of Bagunhatu Road No. 3 in Sidhgora, lost Rs 8,48,707 from her SBI bank account after being tricked by cybercriminals posing as bank representatives.
According to the FIR lodged at Bistupur Cyber Police Station, the fraud began on March 12 when Soreng received a call from mobile number 7008913196. The caller identified himself as Ajay Kumar, accompanied by another name, Deepak Kumar. They claimed to be from the bank and told her credit card needed to be closed. Although she had never activated her credit card, they requested an OTP under the pretext of closing the card. Trusting them, she shared the OTP, following which Rs 9,989 was debited from her account.
“They assured me the amount would be refunded soon. I trusted them, but more deductions followed the same day — Rs 24,989, Rs 21,998 and Rs 39,989,” Soreng reported.
On March 30 and 31, more fraudulent withdrawals were made. The scammers even called again from a different number (6291154245), asking her to confirm if the money had been refunded and later convinced her to provide another account number. When she refused, Rs 3,26,000 was debited from her account overnight.
The fraud continued until April 3, with additional deductions of Rs 49,583, Rs 45,500, Rs 1,80,000, Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 500.
The total amount swindled over a span of 22 days reached Rs 8,48,707. Following this, Soreng approached the cybercrime police, who have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
