Ludhiana man loses ₹1.71 lakh to online fraudsters promising to double his money

Hacked his phone after tricking him into clicking a link

A city resident lost ₹1.71 lakh to online fraudsters who hacked his phone after tricking him into click a link on the pretext of doubling his money.

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The complainant, Amit Vohra of Pushp Vihar of Barewal road, said the fraudsters had contacted him after he posted an advertisement on OLX for selling worn-out furniture.

The accused rang him up, posing as buyers and settled the deal at ₹4,000. They then called him again and told him that there was an online scheme through which he could double the payment he receives.

They sent him a QR code on WhatsApp and asked him to activate the scheme by clicking on it. After activating the link, he sent ₹1 to the accused and received ₹2 in return within a few seconds.

Following this, the accused sent him a few more links. After clicking one of the links, his phone got hacked and the accused managed to gain access to his online banking account and stole ₹1.71 lakh from it.

The accused have been identified as Pritama Devi of Pilibhit of Uttar Pradesh, Neelam Rajput of Mathura and Gaurav of Ghautam Budh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh.