Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters dupe woman of Rs 7.4 lakh on pretext of updating KYC

The victim entered the card details as instructed. Shortly after, she started receiving debit messages from her bank

Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters cheated a woman from the city to the tune of Rs 7.4 lakh on the pretext of updating the ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) details in the bank.

The 35-year-old complainant who works in the health sector received a call from the fraudsters claiming to be bank executives regarding a KYC update. The fraudster sent a link to the victim via WhatsApp and guided her to update bank details.

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Police said while on the call, the victim entered the card details as instructed. Shortly after, she started receiving debit messages from her bank and was shocked.

“Immediately, the victim questioned the fraudster, who disconnected the call. Without any delay, she contacted the bank authorities and got her accounts frozen,” said a cybercrime official.

However, later, the victim received another debit message from her another bank account stating a total of Rs 7.4 lakh was debited from the account. Based on her complaint, the Hyderabad Cybercrime police booked a case and took up investigation.

Cybercrime police requested citizens not to respond to emails and embedded links in messages and calls asking to update or verify pending KYC documents.