Accounting executive of manufacturing firm from Gurugram duped of ₹50,000

A senior accounting executive of a manufacturing company fell victim to a debit card fraud. According to the police, ₹50,000 was allegedly siphoned off from his savings account and withdrawn in Bengaluru.

A senior accounting executive of a manufacturing company fell victim to a debit card fraud. According to the police, ₹50,000 was allegedly siphoned off from his savings account and withdrawn in Bengaluru.

According to the police, the incident took place on July 21 when the victim, identified as Deepak, received a text message on his phone, informing that a transaction of ₹50,000 had been conducted on his account. (Picture for representation)

According to the police, the incident took place on July 21 when the victim, identified as Deepak, received a text message on his phone, informing that a transaction of ₹50,000 had been conducted on his account.

Deepak, who works as a senior accounting executive in a manufacturing company in Khandsa, said, “I was returning from office and had boarded a bus for my house when I received a text message, at 5.47pm. Another message read that the user ID and password for my account had been changed, even though I did not register for online transactions with the bank.”

Deepak said that he approached the bank on July 23 and also filed a police complaint.

The investigating officer, requesting anonymity, said that according to the bank statement, the amount had been withdrawn from an account in Bengaluru and the police are trying to trace the accused.A case has been registered at the Cyber Crime police station under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66 of the Information Technology (amendment) Act 2008, said police.

On August 18, a banking professional had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that ₹67,000 was fraudulently withdrawn from her bank account in four transactions, after she received a text message asking her to claim her reward points.

The incidents of cyber crime cases have increased with over 1,834 cyber complaints reported this year till June 20. In 2017, 2,792 cases of cyber crimes were reported.