Woman duped of over 7 lakh by cyber fraudsters in Uttarakhand

In yet another case of cybercrime, unidentified cyber fraudsters have fraudulently transferred over Rs 7 lakh from a woman's bank account by accessing her one-time password (OTP) in Dehradun. The police have registered a case regarding the incident and investigating the matter.

Dehradun: In a spate of cybercrimes across the country, yet another case has come to the fore in Uttarakhand's Dehradun where a woman was duped of over Rs 7 lakh by cyber fraudsters.

They transferred the amount from her bank account through One Time Password (OTP) fraud.

According to the victim, who is a teacher by profession, she had called the customer care of Punjab National Bank asking to change the nominee.

"After calling the customer care, I got a call back saying my nominee has been changed and was asked to share the OTP which I had received on the phone," she said.

Trusting the caller, she gave the OTP of her account following which, the cyber thugs transferred Rs 7.84 lakh from her account to other accounts, she stated.

Meanwhile, Kotwali Police Station Incharge SS Negi said that a case has been registered against unknown cyber thugs on the basis of victim's complaint.

The investigation is underway as the police are collecting information about account numbers and phone numbers with the help of cyber police, he added.