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Mangaluru: A 38-year-old senior chemist working at a company in Mangaluru allegedly lost Rs 1.1 lakh after clicking a malicious APK link sent via WhatsApp under the pretext of tracking a chemical holder he had ordered. The chemist had ordered a chemical holder from GAIL India’s Khanpur facility on Oct 1, according to a complaint filed with the CEN Crime police. On Oct 5, he received a link to an APK file from two unknown mobile numbers and clicked it, believing it to be a tracking message related to the delivery. Subsequently, a total of Rs 1,18,707 was transferred from his credit card in multiple transactions to an account belonging to an unidentified person.
Stay updated with the latest Mangaluru news. An application then opened on his mobile phone, where he entered his name and credit card details. The complainant alleged that the fraudster cheated him by posing as a delivery-tracking service. The CEN Crime police have registered a case. Download the TOI App.