Man seeking to check PF balance online in Mumbai loses Rs 1.23 Lakh to cyber-fraud
Man trying to check PF balance online lost Rs 1.23 Lakh due to cyber fraud Searching the internet to find the EPFO helpline number to check the Provident Fund (PF) balance is useful for a 47-year-old man working as an accountant in a private company. The victim got a fraudulent helpline number on the internet and a "helpdesk manager", under the guise of helping the victim, tricked him into downloading an access application and earned Rs 1.23 lakh in 14 different transactions. According to NM Joshi Marg Police, the complainant is a resident of Andheri and works in a private company in Lower Parel. On November 7, when the victim was at work, at around 12:30 pm, he decided to check his PF balance. The victim opened the EPFO website on his phone, but the website would not load. The victim then searched the internet for the PF hotline number. The victim then called the helpline number and informed that there was a problem with the PF website and login. The helpline manager, then under the guise of helping the person, asked him to download an access app on his phone. On the instructions given by the official, the victim also shared a 9-digit code. The fraudster then asked the victim to log into his electronic payment gateway to make an initial payment to complete the PF balance verification process, police said. black said. The unsuspecting person followed the instructions and in 14 trades ended up losing Rs 1.23 lakh. When the victim started receiving transactional warning messages from the bank, he was met by an "employee" who said the money would be refunded. However, when the scammer kept asking for the victim's credit card details, the victim thought it was wrong and told her son what had happened, who told her that it might be he will cheat.
The victim blocked his bank account and debit card and contacted the police to file a case. The police registered under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation) and 420 (cheating and dishonest inducement to deliver goods) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 66C (identity theft) and 66D (cheating by deception) 'facilitating the use of computer facilities) of the Information Technology Act. .
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