Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Nov 8: A 45-year-old man from Mangaluru allegedly lost Rs 1.96 lac in a cyber fraud after downloading a mobile application advertised on Facebook as offering free access to all television channels.
According to the police complaint, the victim came across the advertisement while browsing Facebook on October 31 and downloaded the application by clicking on it. Police suspect that an APK file was also installed on his mobile phone during the process.
On November 3, the victim's bank account was allegedly debited by Rs 98,000 through Google Pay to an unknown bank account at around 3.55 pm. Another Rs 98,000 was transferred at 4.50 pm the following day. The victim did not receive any bank alerts or transaction messages.
The fraud came to light around 6.30 pm on November 4 when the victim made a payment through Google Pay while shopping and checked his account balance. On noticing the unauthorised transactions, he examined his mobile phone and found that an APK file had been downloaded.
The victim alleged that unidentified persons had fraudulently withdrawn a total of Rs 1,96,000 from his bank account and sought action against those responsible. The CEN Crime Police have registered a case and are investigating.
WhatsApp account hacked; man loses Rs 52,000
In a separate incident, a 64-year-old man allegedly lost Rs 52,000 after receiving a fraudulent money request through his friend's hacked WhatsApp account.
According to the complaint, the victim received a WhatsApp message from his friend's number on September 22, claiming that he urgently needed money. The message also contained a QR code and requested a transfer of Rs 52,000.
Believing the message to be genuine, the complainant scanned the QR code and transferred the amount from his bank account. He later contacted his friend and learnt that the latter's mobile phone had been hacked and that fraudsters had sent the message.
Based on the complaint, Kota police have registered a case under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act and taken up further investigation.