Cyberfraud
Ahmedabad: A 49-year-old trader from Gheekanta in Ahmedabad lost nearly Rs 7 lakh after allegedly falling victim to a cyberfraud that began with an invitation file received on WhatsApp. The trader received a file containing an invitation from WhatsApp number of an acquaintance on Sept 16, according to the complaint. On Sept 19, he noticed that incoming and outgoing calls and messages on his mobile number had stopped. The same issue recurred on Sept 21, following which he obtained a replacement sim card on Sept 22. On Sept 23, the trader was contacted by his bank after transactions were made from his account to a leading jewellery house. He later discovered five unauthorised transactions totalling Rs 6 lakh from the account. A second bank account held by him also showed two unauthorised transactions totalling Rs 99,000 to the same jewellery house. The total amount transferred from both accounts nearly Rs 7 lakh.
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When he contacted the telecom company’s customer care, he was told that a request to suspend the services had been made through the MyJio application. The trader told police that he had neither authorised the transactions nor purchased any jewellery. He tried opening the file, but it failed to open, following which he did not pay much attention to it. He denied making the transactions and got the account frozen. He also discovered that an unknown mobile number had been added to the alternate mobile number section of his MyJio application. Cybercrime police have begun investigating the alleged fraud. Download the TOI App.
The victim approached city cybercrime police and lodged a complaint on Thursday.