Cyber fraud: Delhi girl falls prey to ‘free thali’ bait, loses Rs 90,000, this is what occurred (file picture)
Lured by a ‘purchase one thali (meals plate), get one other free’ provide, a 40-year-old girl from southwest Delhi allegedly misplaced Rs 90,000 after downloading an app as requested by cyber crooks. Savita Sharma, the complainant, has lodged an FIR at cyber police station.
Sharma, who works as a senior government at a financial institution, advised the police that one in all her family members knowledgeable her in regards to the provide on Facebook. She visited the positioning on November 27, 2022 and made a name on the given quantity to make an enquiry in regards to the deal. She did not get any response however acquired a name again and the caller requested her to get the provide of Sagar Ratna (a preferred restaurant chain), Sharma stated in her FIR lodged on May 2 this 12 months.
“The caller shared a link and asked me to download an application to avail the offer. He also sent the user ID and password to access the app. He told me that if I want to get the offer, I will have to register on this app first,” Sharma advised PTI.
She added, “I clicked on the link and the app was downloaded. Then I entered the user ID and password. The moment I did it, I lost control of my phone. It was hacked and then I received a message that Rs 40,000 was debited from my account.”
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Sharma stated that just a few seconds later she acquired one other message that Rs 50,000 was withdrawn from her account. “It was very surprising for me that the money went from my credit card to my Paytm account and then moved out to the fraudster’s account. I never shared any of these details with the caller,” Sharma claimed, including that she instantly blocked her bank card.
Though the cyber police are probing the matter, related instances of frauds have been reported from different cities the place individuals misplaced 1000’s of rupees. When contacted, a consultant of Sagar Ratna admitted that they acquired many such complaints from prospects.
“We have received many calls where people complained that they were defrauded by someone who advertised lucrative offers in the name of our restaurant. We warned people to remain alert of any such lucrative deal as we never make offers to people through Facebook,” the consultant stated, including the cyber police in different cities are additionally probing the same matter.
Sharma advised PTI that internet hyperlink of such fraud gives are nonetheless circulating amongst individuals by WhatsApp and if well timed motion just isn’t taken, many others could fall prey to it. Police officers stated they’re educating commoners to not obtain any utility or click on on any hyperlink which comes from unknown sources. “Cyber criminals are devising new ways to defraud people. People should not click on any link or app which comes from unknown or unidentified sources,” a cybercrime investigator stated.
