Nagpur: A 65-year-old businessman from Ramdaspeth was duped of ₹9.8 lakh after a cyber fraudster posing as a bank official tricked him into opening a malicious link on the pretext of preparing his pension card.
As per the police complaint, the incident occurred on Oct 23 when Kane was at his workplace. Within minutes, two transactions of ₹4.9 lakh each were carried out from his account. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nagpur | Silver Rate in Nagpur | Bank Holidays in Nagpur | Public Holidays in Nagpur | Petrol Price in Nagpur | Diesel Price in Nagpur | CNG Price in Nagpur | LPG Price in Nagpur Stay updated with the latest Nagpur news.
The caller claimed to be calling from a bank and told Kane that the bank was preparing his pension card. The complainant, Narendra Kane, owns a plastic manufacturing company in MIDC industrial area. Around 4pm, Kane received a call from an unidentified person. He further informed him that a link would be sent to his mobile phone to complete the process. Kane opened the link and submitted the details. MIDC police have registered a case under provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act. Download the TOI App.