Mobile banking fraud: Man cheated of Rs 2 lakh

For the second time in less than a month, money has been illegally siphoned using a mobile phone. The Amboli police are investigating a case in which a petrol pump owner was cheated of Rs 2 lakh, reports Shahkar Abidi.

For the second time in less than a month, money has been illegally siphoned using a mobile phone. The Amboli police are investigating a case in which a petrol pump owner was cheated of Rs 2 lakh.

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Bandra resident, Mohan Kavat (44), lodged a complaint saying that his father’s SIM card (Loop mobile) was blocked last month end.

Kavat owns two petrol pumps in the city.

Kavat then contacted the service provider’s Jogeshwari (W) branch. “We learnt that imposter was issued a new SIM issued when he submitted a driving license belonging to my father.”

The complainant then realized that Rs 2 lakh were missing from his account at Mahindra Kotak bank. He also learnt that the money had been illegally transferred using the new SIM card. The transactions happened between November 30 and December 12.

Initial investigation done by the police revealed that an executive of Loop mobile, Wasim, issued the duplicate SIM card.

The executive told the police that he issued the card to a person, who was introduced by his acquaintance, Sadik Khan.

The officials at Loop mobile have asked for more time to investigate and reply to the allegations.

“Investigations are on,” said Assistant police inspector A Rajne of Amboli police station.

A similar case is being investigated by the cyber crime cell of Mumbai police, in which Rs 86,000 were siphoned off from an Oshiwara-based music album producer, Vibha Dutt.