Hyderabad: Cybercriminals are adopting innovative ways to cheat people nowadays. Cyber Crime Police station, Cyberabad is receiving complaints of cheating in the name of KYC updation for Paytm, asking to download different applications and stealing the personal data of the victims thereby causing loss to the tune of lakhs of rupees. In two of the recent cases, the complainants lost their money to the fraudsters innocently by downloading the applications.
Police said in a press note that in one case, On January 28 I.V. Ravi Shankar R/o Jayanagar colony, lodged a complaint in Cyber Crime PS, in which he stated that on 23-01-2020, he received a message from MD alerts mobile for KYC update when the complainant called the number, they asked his Paytm details and for updating the account, asked him to download the Any Desk app and told to transfer Rs. 100/- The transaction was failed and after that, the unknown person hacked his Paytm account and made fraudulent transactions. After which the complainant received messages for debiting the amount of Rs. 62,542/- from Paytm and Saving Account of Axis bank in 19 transactions. After that, the mobile is switched off and he realized that it is a fraud. Some unknown persons made fraud transactions in the name of Paytm KYC updation and he requested to take legal action on the fraudster. Based on his complaint, a case under section 419, 420 IPC and 66-C, 66-D of IT Act, is registered and investigated.
In the second case, on January 31 received a complaint from Fakruddin Mohammad R/o, Vinayaknagar, Sangareddy, District, in which he stated that on 23-01-2020 he received a call from mobile asking for Paytm for updating the KYC and asked to download the Quick support App on mobile and enter relevant information for Paytm updation and to make Rs. 1 transfer to Paytm for checking. On that, the complainant entered his three bank account details in the application, after that he received messages of debiting amount a total of Rs.78,399/- in five transactions and realized that it is fraud and unknown persons cheated in the name of Paytm KYC updation and requested for taking legal action. Based on the complaint, a case under sections 419, 420 IPC and 66-C, 66-D of IT Act, was registered and investigated.
Advisory
In view of the above citizens are requested Not to believe messages or calls asking to update KYC details of their Paytm accounts or any other accounts; Not to reveal the account details to anyone; Not to download any application without knowing its purpose and genuineness; Not to transfer money to unknown person’s accounts even for checking; Your accounts may be hacked by the fraudsters through the applications which you download without your knowledge and thereby you may be cheated.
SOURCE (NSS)
