Mumbai: A 48-year-old woman working as a manager with a nationalized bank are victims of online KYC (know your customer) updating fraud and loss of Rs 60,000.
The woman, who lived in Powai, has been called the number he received in an SMS alert to call to update the pan with the bank application that has a savings account.
He first tried to upload a skillet but failed.
He then called the number he received via SMS, and people respond to that call immediately agreed to help, and asking for banking details that he shared with one password.
Soon, the money is debited from his account.
He again called people who ask about the money that was debited from his account.
“The man told him that the money was reduced by accident.
She asked him to share with other OTP sent to him to reverse the transaction,” the cop said.
The bank manager was suspicious and did not share the OTP.
He then filed a complaint with the bank and Powai police.
Powai police say they have searched the details of the bank to get the money trail.
-V.
Narayan.