Elderly man duped by cyber fraudsters in Hyderabad

A 67-year-old man from the city, who was searching for the customer care number of a popular brand to get his air-conditioner repaired, ended up being scammed by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 1.9 lakh

Hyderabad: A 67-year-old man from the city, who was searching for the customer care number of a popular brand to get his air-conditioner repaired, ended up being scammed by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 1.9 lakh.

In March first week, the complainant, who is a retired private employee, searched for the customer care number to get the air-conditioner at his house repaired. He found a contact number and reached out.

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According to the Cybercrime police, the person on the other end who was a cyber-fraudster informed the victim that he would send a message with a link and asked him to fill in his details.

“The unsuspecting complainant who was in urgent need of the repair services, clicked on the link and was then asked to pay Rs.10 initially to confirm his bank account. However, the victim became suspicious and disconnected the call,” said a cybercrime official.

The next day, when the complainant checked his bank account, he discovered that an amount of Rs 1.9 lakh was debited from his account.

Realising that he was duped, he approached the Hyderabad Cybercrime police and lodged a complaint. Based on a complaint, case was booked and investigated.

Police Advisory:

*Beware of fake messages or APK files being sent in the name of banks or financial institutions.

*Do no click or download messages that may access your data and misuse it.

*No bank will send messages with an individual mobile number.

*Bank communication will be always from their authenticated SMS Gateway.

* Do not download or install APKs from unofficial sources.

*Victims of cybercrime fraud can Dial 1930 or visit www. cybercrime.gov.in.

*In case of emergency of cyber frauds call or WhatsApp on 8712665171.