Hyderabad: Senior government official loses Rs 7 Lakh to Cyber Fraudsters in Chief Minister’s Office
The cyber fraud victim D Sridhar, who works as OSD in CMO, had searched for customer care numbers of a bank recently in an online search engine.
Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters made away with Rs. 7 lakh from the bank account of a senior government official working in the Chief Minister’s office.
The cyber fraud victim D Sridhar, who works as OSD in CMO, had searched for customer care numbers of a bank recently in an online search engine. On finding a number, he contacted and spoke to a person who claimed to be an executive of the bank and assured to help him to tide over with his problem.
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On October 15, he found Rs.7 lakh debited from his bank account and immediately complained on cyber crime helpline 1930. Transaction of an amount of Rs. 3 lakh was stopped while the remaining amount was successfully transferred by the fraudsters.
On a complaint, the cyber crime police registered a case and are investigating.
