Hyderabad:A woman, 35, was duped of Rs 1.09 lakh by a fraudstar who posed to her as an ICICI Bank relationship manager.
The woman, according to police, received a WhatsApp call from the fraudster who told her that the she needed to update her bank account details. The victim informed him that she was busy and would do it later. To this the caller insisted, stating that it is the last day to update her PAN card details, and that failure to do so would result in a deduction of Rs 5,000 from her account, police said.
The fraudster asked her to open the ICICI iMobile app, promising to guide her through the process. As soon as the victim opened the iMobile app, the scammer somehow gained access to her Gmail ID. Realizing it was a fraudulent call, the victim immediately contacted the ICICI call center, raised a complaint, requested her credit card to be blocked, and was advised to change her mobile number, police said.
When she went about making her monthly credit card payment, she discovered Rs 1, 08,990 had been deducted from her credit card, the police said.
She reported this transaction to ICICI Bank’s fraud department, and they advised her to file a complaint with the cybercrime department.
