Aurangabad cyber police station registers maiden case

  • | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

AURANGABAD: The cybercrime branch police station of the Aurangabad city police registered its maiden offence involving a case of tele-phishing on Saturday.In this case, a 46-year old labourer has been duped to the tune of Rs 46,000 by using his bank account details to make an online purchase.Cybercrime branch inspector Sandeep Gurme said that the preliminary probe has revealed that the suspect has made about 40 transactions using the bank credentials of the victim identified as Vasant Patil, a resident of Bajaj Nagar in the city.The officer informed that the man received 40 messages about the transactions being done on his cell phone. “The man is unable to read English, due to which he did not realise that each of the message was about the money being illegally drawn from his account,” said inspector Gurme.It was recently after when the man wanted to withdraw some cash, he reached out to the ATM machine, only to find that he has been left poor by over Rs 46,000.Based on the complaint lodged by the man, the suspect has been booked under section 417 of IPC for cheating, in addition to the sections of Information and Technology Act 2000.Cybercrime branch authorities reiterated that none of the banks ask for debit or credit credentials from their customers, over phone.An officer said, “In spite of repeated appeals, people keep sharing their personal as well as bank account, debit and credit card details over phone and end up being cheated.”

AURANGABAD: The cybercrime branch police station of the Aurangabad city police registered its maiden offence involving a case of tele-phishing on Saturday.In this case, a 46-year old labourer has been duped to the tune of Rs 46,000 by using his bank account details to make an online purchase.Cybercrime branch inspector Sandeep Gurme said that the preliminary probe has revealed that the suspect has made about 40 transactions using the bank credentials of the victim identified as Vasant Patil, a resident of Bajaj Nagar in the city.The officer informed that the man received 40 messages about the transactions being done on his cell phone. “The man is unable to read English, due to which he did not realise that each of the message was about the money being illegally drawn from his account,” said inspector Gurme.It was recently after when the man wanted to withdraw some cash, he reached out to the ATM machine, only to find that he has been left poor by over Rs 46,000.Based on the complaint lodged by the man, the suspect has been booked under section 417 of IPC for cheating, in addition to the sections of Information and Technology Act 2000.Cybercrime branch authorities reiterated that none of the banks ask for debit or credit credentials from their customers, over phone.An officer said, “In spite of repeated appeals, people keep sharing their personal as well as bank account, debit and credit card details over phone and end up being cheated.”

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