Summary:
Rajkot: A small time trader from Rajkot was duped of Rs 19,990 allegedly by a telecaller who identified himself as a representative of a personal finance company. He first approached Bajaj Finance office on 150-feet Ring Road. This is when Vadvala realized that he has been cheated. The executive there asked him to lodge an FIR.Police registered an offence under Section 420 (cheating and dishonesty) and Section 66C of Information Technology Act (Punishment for identity theft fraudulently or dishonestly make use of the electronic signature and password) and has started investigation. He also asked Vadvala to verify his account with the finance company by providing him with a one time password (OTP) he might have received on his mobile phone.Vadvala gave the OTP to caller and within few minutes he received another message from Bajaj Finance stating that a purchase has been made for Rs 19,990 from his loan account from online market place Flipkart, the FIR stated..