Rs 4.65 crore lost in SIM swap fraud recovered through cyber helpline number
In a SIM swap fraud, cyber fraudsters manage to get personal details of a person and use it to apply for a new SIM card.
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The complainant found that Rs 7.60 crore had been transferred following which he contacted the helpline number which managed to save Rs 4.65 crore. An offence has been registered and the police are trying to track down the accused person.
THE CYBER helpline number 1930 managed to recover Rs 4.65 crore of the Rs 7.60 crore fraudulently transferred from the account of a Malad-based businessman in a SIM swap case.
In a SIM swap fraud, cyber fraudsters manage to get personal details of a person and use it to apply for a new SIM card.
Once the new SIM card is activated, the old one gets disconnected. The accused then uses the person’s details to make a transaction and approve the OTP that comes on the new SIM number.
In this case, on Sunday evening, when the Malad-based man realised that his and his son’s phone numbers were not working, the service provider told them that new SIM cards had been issued, officials said.
He then asked them to check with their bank account.
The complainant found that Rs 7.60 crore had been transferred following which he contacted the helpline number which managed to save Rs 4.65 crore. An offence has been registered and the police are trying to track down the accused person.
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