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Bengaluru: An unsuspecting woman was cheated of Rs 1.3 lakh by a cybercrook who promised to facilitate a Rs 5 lakh loan under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) from a bank. 40, a resident of Palace Guttahalli, she works as a helper in an office, according to the complaint filed by Veena (name changed). The incident took place between Oct 1 and Oct 5, when she received a call from 9931234352. The caller, introducing himself as a bank staff member, assured her that he could arrange a Mudra loan of Rs 5 lakh. The crook subsequently induced her to transfer Rs 8,000 as a processing fee. The repeated demands continued, leaving the complainant to part with over Rs 1.3 lakh. Of this, she transferred over Rs 1 lakh from her account, and another Rs 35,000 from the accounts of her acquaintances. A case has been registered under Information Technology Act and BNS section 318 (cheating) at Central cyber crime police station Thursday.
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However, instead of disbursing the promised amount to her bank account, the fraudster continued to demand money, citing various additional fees before the loan could be credited to her account.