Justin D’Silva
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Feb 20: A woman student, who ordered study books online, lost Rs 80,602 as an online fraudster made her believe that he is the delivery man of a courier company.
Roopashree M C (27), residing in a rented house near Beejadi Canara Bank, Koteshwara, had ordered books for her studies through the online mode. As she did not receive the books even after a week of ordering them, she checked for the details of the courier company on Google and called a mobile number that was displayed in the search.
The person who received Roopashree's phone call said that he is indeed from the courier company and sent a link to her mobile and got her bank account details. On the same day, he withdrew Rs 80602 from her account at HDFC Bank Kundapura in 19 tranches.
A case in this regard has been filed with CEN police station.