Hyderabad: Man loses Rs 1.18 lakh to cyber fraud via APK file

The man received a call from someone claiming they needed his personal details to increase his credit card limit. Under the guise of application processing, he was instructed to install an APK file sent via WhatsApp. After installing the file, he discovered that Rs. 1,18,196 had been debited from his account.

Hyderabad: A victim lost Rs. 1.18 lakh to cyber fraudsters who sent an APK file and hacked into his bank account.

The man received a call on his mobile and the caller sought his personal details in order to increase the credit card limit. On the pretext of application processing protocol, the victim was asked to install an APK file sent to him via WhatsApp. Once the APK was installed in the phone, the victim noticed an amount of Rs. 1,18,196 being debited from his account.

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The victim informed about it to the National Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) over 1930 and cyber-crime officials found the money was used by the fraudster to make purchases on an e-commerce platform.

The police contacted the merchant company and the amount was refunded to the victim.