Police recover money lost by youth through Internet fraud
The Hindu
Scamsters gain control of customer’s account through malware app
A youngster, who rang up a number he found on browsing for a bank’s customer care in the Internet lost ₹70,000, but timely intervention by the Ernakulam rural cyber police led to his money being recovered.
The youngster from Kizhakkambalam is an account holder with a prominent bank. He browsed for the bank’s customer care centre in the bank to complain about a failed transaction. However, the number thrown up by the Internet was allegedly being run by some scamsters who feigned as bank authorities.
The youngster downloaded an app at their instance following which his mobile phone was taken over by the imposters, giving them access to all the vital information.
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