Juhu bizman falls for Netflix subscription fraud, loses ₹1.22 lakh

A 75-year-old man reportedly lost ₹1.22 lakh, while he was making an online payment of ₹499 after he received an e-mail saying that his Netflix subscription has been kept on hold. Based on his statement, an FIR was registered, said a police officer

Mumbai: A 75-year-old man reportedly lost ₹1.22 lakh, while he was making an online payment of ₹499 after he received an e-mail saying that his Netflix subscription has been kept on hold.

Juhu bizman falls for Netflix subscription fraud, loses ₹1.22 lakh

The complainant Abhinandan Ajmera, who is into plastic printing material businessman, lives in Juhu along with his family members.

The complainant said that due to his business-related work he went to Indore and approached the police on November 29 after returning to the city. Based on his statement, an FIR was registered, said a police officer.

The businessman told the police that after receiving the e-mail around 10am on September 16, he clicked on the link attached to the mail and entered his credit card details and OTP to renew the subscription. Soon he received a call from a mobile number saying, “you have made a payment of ₹1,22,556, please press 8 if you have not done this transaction.”

After receiving the message, the complainant pressed 8 on his mobile phone and immediately the said amount was debited from his account, said a police officer.

After an investigation, the link attached to the e-mail was found to be fraud, police sub-inspector Sanjay Patil of Juhu police station said.

The police are trying to get the IP address of the device from which the fraud e-mail was generated and details of the bank account in which the amount was transferred.