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Panchkula resident falls prey to cybercrime, loses ₹1 lakh
Devanshu Goyal told the police that he wanted to book an appointment with a doctor and took the customer care number from the hospital’s website on March 18
A resident of Panchkula’s Sector 7 lost ₹1 lakh while trying to book an appointment at a private hospital in Phase 6, Mohali, police said on Thursday.
Devanshu Goyal told the police that he wanted to book an appointment with a doctor and took the customer care number from the hospital’s website on March 18. When he called, he was given another number to book the appointment and told to pay ₹10, he added.
Goyal claimed that the person who answered the call sent him a website link and asked him to share details such as UPI number and PIN. He filled in the details and was told that he would get an SMS, which he had to forward to a number. He was told that his appointment has been confirmed. The complainant alleged that on March 19, ₹1 lakh was debited from his account in two instalments. A case under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at the cyber police station in Panchkula.
Clerk duped of ₹1.28 lakh
Another case of cyber fraud was registered on the complaint of Vineet Kumar of Sector 6, who worked as a clerk at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Chandigarh.
He said on September 28, 2022, his wife had received a message that her résumé was shortlisted by a private bank. His wife called on the number provided in the message and was asked to share her résumé and Aadhaar card’s picture. A link was also sent to her mobile number, asking her to make a payment of ₹30, which she did, the complainant told the police.
She was also asked to download ‘MySMS’ app and log into it through the details sent to her. She was then sent a test link and asked to pay ₹30, which she did through the complainant’s credit card. On checking the bank statements, Kumar found that ₹1.28 lakh has been withdrawn in multiple transactions.
The FIR has been registered under sections 406, 420 and 120b of the IPC.
