Bhubaneswar Teacher Loses Rs 60K To Cyber Fraud

Bhubaneswar: A Bhubaneswar-based teacher allegedly lost Rs 60,000 in four instalments to a cyber fraudster while updating the KYC of her BSNL mobile connection.

The victim, Priyadarshini Joshi, has registered a complaint regarding this in the cyber cell of the Commissionrate Police.

According to the complainant, the fraudster called on June 28 and asked her complete the KYC verification at the earliest to keep the mobile number active.

He asked her to go for Rs 10 recharge so that he can update KYC online.

As instructed, Joshi downloaded two apps (Phone pairing Apps) on her phone and her father’s phone. She recharged the service with a top-up of Rs 10, following which, she immediately lost Rs 4,995 and Rs 4,999 from her bank account. Later in the day, Rs 50,000 was deducted from her account in two instalments.

Through YONO App, she got to know that the fraudster has withdrawn the deducted money.

She immediately went bank and blocked her account and that of her father’s.

Notably, BSNL had issued an advisory regarding fake messages for completing KYC in April this year.

“Most of the BSNL customers are getting these types of fake SMS messages with a header such as CP-SMSFST, AD-VIRINF, CP-BLMKND, BP-ITLINN instructing customers to share their KYC details by calling a mobile number,” it said while asking the customers not to entertain them.