Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old tempo owner and trader from Isanpur lost Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters after downloading a fake Bank of India KYC application sent through WhatsApp, city cybercrime police said.According to the FIR, the victim received a call on July 22 from a man claiming to be a Bank of India official. The caller allegedly told him that the KYC for his savings account had expired and warned that the account would be blocked if it was not updated immediately.The fraudster then asked for the victim’s WhatsApp number and sent an APK file named “BOI Aadhar Update 1.apk” from another mobile number. While remaining on the call, the accused instructed the victim to download the file and enter his mobile number and debit card PIN to complete the KYC process.
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The complainant told police that after following the instructions, he switched off his phone. When he turned it on about 30 minutes later, he found multiple SMS alerts showing unauthorised transactions from his bank account.He immediately contacted the bank and learnt that Rs 1,85,945 had been transferred through 14 separate transactions. The victim then reported the fraud to the National Cyber Crime Helpline and later lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police.
