Accused cloned victim's SIM card, used it to siphon off money from victim's bank account
The Navi Mumbai Police's Cyber Crime Cell has come across a case of online fraud wherein a Navi Mumbai-based youth was duped to the tune of Rs 1.30 lakh. The fraudster called the victim, took his SIM card number on the pretext of linking it with his Aadhar number and got the SIM card cloned. The cloned card was then reportedly used to siphon off money from the victim's bank account.
According to the police, the caller posed as an employee of a reputed telecom company and convinced the victim to share his SIM card number for linking it with his Aadhar, stating that if he doesn't do so his SIM card would be deactivated.
The unsuspecting victim simply followed the instructions. The fraudster first asked the victim to send his SIM card number and then told him that he will receive a text message with a ten-digit number. He asked the victim to copy the said number and message it to 121.
"The victim followed the instructions and within a few minutes his SIM card was deactivated. When the SIM card continued to remain deactivated for hours, the victim felt something amiss. He was then informed by his father that some transactions had taken place from his bank account," said a police officer. "The fraudster had used the victim's mobile number registered with the bank to carry out the transactions as all the OTPs for banking transactions were carried out through his mobile," the officer added.
"I have been duped off my hard earned money and also fixed deposits that I had planned on using during an emergency. My bank did not respond to my complaint immediately. Since I was in Kerala at the time of the fraud I approached Kozhikode police and the case was later forwarded to Navi Mumbai police," said the victim, Shaswath Guptha.
How it happened?
The caller posed as an employee of a telecom company and convinced the victim to share his SIM card number for linking it with his Aadhar
The fraudster used the victim’s mobile number registered with his bank to carry out the transactions as all the OTPs were sent to his mobile
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