Hyderabad cyber fraud: Two lose Rs 6 lakh to fake RTO challans

Two Hyderabad residents lost nearly Rs 6 lakh after downloading fake RTO challan APK files sent via WhatsApp. Police warned that such apps secretly steal banking details, urging the public not to install files from unknown numbers to avoid financial fraud

Hyderabad: Two persons lost nearly Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraudsters who sent them links on RTO challans through WhatsApp.

In the first case, a man received an APK file named ‘RTO challan’ which he mistakenly opened. He later found that an amount of Rs 1,01,226 was debited from his two accounts. In the other case, a man lost Rs 5 lakh to fraudsters who compromised his phone through an APK file named “RTA Challan 140.apk’.

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The police appealed to the people not to click on any links or download or install APK files sent through unknown mobile numbers.

“Once installed, these files secretly access the victim’s mobile phone and banking details, leading to unauthorised transactions and huge financial loss,” the Cybercrime officials warned.