According to the complainant, Hiralal Jaiswal had received a call from the imposter about a month ago, introducing himself as Shrivastava, a manager of a bank where he has his account
A Mumbai-based man's sister's wedding is in jeopardy after he lost the money he had saved for the marriage to a 'vishing' (voice phishing) caller.
The victim was duped of Rs 4.6 lakh by the caller who, after acquiring his bank credentials, hacked the account and continued to siphon off money for 26 days, while the victim remained unaware of it as he was not receiving any alerts.
According to the complainant, Hiralal Jaiswal (29) had received a call from the imposter about a month ago, introducing himself as Shrivastava, a manager of a bank where he has his account. Shrivastava told Jaiswal he was calling to verify his bank account details, which is done annually to update the data. The fraudster then initially asked for basic details like full name, address, phone numbers, profession, and then began asking for bank details. Unsuspectingly, Jaiswal shared all details, including CVC number, password, pin code, OTP and expiry date. As Jaiswal gave the details, the fraudster disconnected the call saying 'verification' is done and now you can uninterruptedly use the banking service. Twenty six days later, when Jaiswal went to deposit some money in the bank, he checked his balance and came to know he has been duped. He then immediately rushed to Kherwadi police station and lodged the complaint.
"The fraudster had hacked the account and replaced mobile numbers of the victim with his own so that there would be no alerts. He made 30 transactions from the account to pay the bills and recharge in various countries. Our probe is on," said a police officer.
"The money had been saved for my sister's wedding during Diwali. As all our saving has lost, I am helpless and uncertain of how the function will take place," Jaiswal told DNA.
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