Pune: A 46-year-old homemaker from Vimannagar was allegedly cheated of Rs 8.7 lakh after downloading a malicious APK file sent to her on the pretext of clearing a pending piped gas bill of Rs 13.
This happened around 8 pm on Nov 2. On Nov 4, she received OTPs and bank transaction alerts while in Jalna and realised that Rs 8.7 lakh had been transferred from her account without her knowledge. Her 19-year-old son lodged a complaint with the Airport police on Thursday.
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A police officer said the file allegedly compromised the woman’s mobile phone. “We have sought the transaction details from the woman’s bank,” the officer said. The woman had to rush to her hometown in Jalna district the following day to deal with a medical emergency at her parents’ home. Download the TOI App.