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Mangaluru: Alert citizen foils online fraudster's attempt to loot him

  •   Sun, Mar 13 2022 09:48:38 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Mar 13: An alert citizen foiled the attempt of an online fraudster who tried to take him for a ride.

The fraudster called the citizen and said that he was calling from the BSNL company and asked for KYC related documents. The stranger called the person from 6290455345 and 9749759698 mobile numbers. He said that he was calling from BSNL and if the subscriber does not provide necessary documents for KYC, the sim card would be blocked. When the alert citizen started questioning him more, the fraudster started abusing him and cut the call.

A complaint is registered with the Cyber crime police station in this regard.

Many instances of this nature have come to light in the past wherein the online cheaters ask gullible citizens the details like KYC, documents like Aadhar card, pan card, OTP and others. However, they used to speak in Hindi or English. But now some are speaking in Kannada itself. It is learnt that the fraudsters are resorting to speaking in Kannada language as they feel that there are high chances of the gullible public believing in them.

 

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Mar 14 2022

    Here too fraudesters are there who tell horrible accidents and to bring Thousands of Euro to release their relative etc .Some old people believe it without thinking and rush to banks and bring money.They will not allow him or her to call someone else for example Police and continuesly block fon by talking.Hardly he draws money quickly on the spot and runaway with money Usually send a unknown man who is a innocent .Many old people lost their whole money kept for their old age.I too recieved many fake calls but were not successful last abused me.Last one mail I got saying got 650,00Euro in jackpot .I should send immediately my name address and bank etc.I cancelled it because I never had a ticket in Jackpot .It looked so real.So many people fall to this trick and loose money.

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Use digital India technology to stop these fraudulent activities instead of looting the country.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    It's the digital technology with which people are getting scammed!

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Compared to forced burglary, this is a very good and safe way to earn large amounts of money in real time with least chances of getting caught if properly planned. Glib talkers with very good hold of the language and some banking/computer knowledge it's a very good profession especially in a country like India! Out of 100 calls if they can trap only a few it's big money! We can call it a new, very lucrative, profession for the educated jobless!

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Good to know that at least one Manga of land of monkeys..got alert..ha ha ha..

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  • Edmond, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    real kujuma, kodial: think when you point at others as one finger will point to others and rest at you ... hope you understand meaning of this statement as you are also from mangalore.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Which means now fraudsters are from Karnataka!

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    In what basis you comes to know.

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Rudy sir, many North India' s hindi speaking people settled here. They have made friends with local people who match their interests. Or must be learning few common sentences. Just few days back, i too got a call. I didnt pick it as i was busy with other work. I redialled 3 times when i was free and the no. was switched off. . When i put that no. in true caller, it showed as "fraud call" and with one sign and displayed in the screen block the number. To my utter surprise, called no. Is showing the name of the bank in which i am operating. I went and complained to the bank and showed the number as well as the name displaying. I feel customers details are getting viralled from some of the employees. Immediately, another person who was at the bank said he too got the phone from the same no. Since the banks are merged, such incidents have become more. When our local staff was working, there were no incidents like this. Otherwise, how caller knows name and telephone no. And the bank ? Lady staff said dont entertain such calls. I said, when the calls directly show the banks name, we cant reject the call??? Before too i got the random calls, asking the details etc and were speaking in hindi...but not like this...Really confusing Be

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Cynthia, it's a well known fact that bank employees too are actively involved with such scams. Recently one banker freind of mine told me that there are gangs who with the collusion of bankers do all sorts of frauds, mostly they empty long time non operated accounts having large amounts of deposits!

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Oh my goodness 😳 even the lockers i believe....There are so many lockers which were not operated since years....may be occupants are abroad/ashrams/dead...Now, recently there was a statement from RBI, if such lockers are there, banks get right to open in front of their close heirs, videotaped and handed over. If no one, RBI wil reserve the right to take over. Like wise, there are so many account holders....which are gone into suspense account..... What you said here is possible. Employees involving must be trying to find their relatives secretly and then proceed to benefit themselves.....😒😒

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 13 2022

    Proving to be a legal heir, if any, is a very very tedious procedure if you go the honest way because there could be several who have a claim; in that case, insiders itself in collusion with rogue middlemen and lawyers can present fake documents claiming to be the heir and siphon off the valuables! Forget bank lockers, so many long unattended properties of old/dead/NRIs have been grabbed by scamsters in collusion with rogue lawyers!!

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