Kolkata: A 67-year-old Salt Lake resident was allegedly duped of Rs 9.6 lakh in an online banking fraud after being tricked into sharing his credentials on the pretext of a KYC update, police said on Thursday.The complainant, a resident of Block-HB in Sector III, reported that the incident began on April 27 around 3 pm when he received a phone call from a person identifying herself as “Payel Choudhury,” purportedly calling from a private bank where the complainant had an active account. The caller claimed that the elderly man’s KYC details required an urgent update and persuaded him to download a mobile application.Then he shared banking credentials, including his user ID and password with the caller. Police said 18 fraudulent transactions were carried out from the account between April 27 and April 28, leading to a loss of Rs 9,58,300.
