Losing phone proves costly for woman, cyber fraudsters siphon off Rs 1 lakh from bank accounts

The complainant had lost the mobile phone while travelling in a TGSRTC bus from Tarnaka to Kacheguda

Hyderabad: Losing her mobile phone in a bus proved costly for a 45-year-old woman private employee with cyber fraudsters allegedly siphoning-off Rs 1 lakh from her bank accounts using the phone.

As per available information, the complainant had lost the mobile phone while travelling in a TGSRTC bus from Tarnaka to Kacheguda. She lodged a complaint at the Kacheguda police station within two days of the incident. However, shortly after the loss, unauthorised transactions began occurring from her bank account.

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Upon reviewing her bank statement, the victim discovered that around Rs 1 lakh had been debited from her bank account without her consent. Subsequently, she had also submitted an online complaint seeking assistance.