Kolkata: The city police registered two separate cases of cyber fraud involving the siphoning of over Rs 39.7 lakh through credit card data manipulation and medical emergency impersonation.In the first incident, the Park Street police initiated a probe into a major credit card fraud involving Rs 38.8 lakh. According to police which received the complaint on June 19, a suspect identified as Samiran Sharma and his associates gained control over a public sector bank credit card of a customer under the pretext of closing the account in Jan. Instead of terminating the card, the accused persons used electronic means to alter the credit card properties and data, caused a total loss of Rs 38.8 lakh to the victim and the bankThe police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), invoking sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and criminal breach of trust.In the second incident, cyber criminals targeted an individual through a spoofing tactic on June 2. An unidentified fraudster called the complainant, pretending to be a close friend in need of urgent financial help for a medical emergency. Believing the claim, the complainant used Google Pay to transfer Rs 91,000 to three mobile numbers provided by the caller.The victim discovered the fraud later upon checking his official bank statement, which showed no incoming funds from the caller. The police registered a cheating case and the cyber cell is currently tracking the ownership of the mobile numbers and the linked digital wallets used to withdraw the money.Investigators have launched a hunt to identify the suspects in both cases.
