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A resident of Beguru, the incident occurred on Oct 30, when he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person using mobile number 8853131160, according to the complaint filed by Ashok Kumar Billure. He subsequently approached the cyber helpline and on Nov 4, filed a complaint with police seeking the blocking of the UPI IDs and bank accounts used by the fraudsters and the recovery of his money. A case has been registered under the Information Technology Act and sections 318 (cheating) and 319 (cheating by personation). ■ If you suspect fraud, immediately contact your bank to block further transactions and report the incident by calling helpline 1930.
The caller claimed to be from SBI and told him that his pension account required verification urgently.
He explained that the procedure would be completed by following a few simple steps and that he would advise him over the call. Since it was month-end, the victim panicked and agreed to complete the verification on the phone. The fraudster convinced Ashok that a link would be sent to complete the process. He instructed him to click on the link, enter his Aadhaar number and share the OTP generated on his phone.