The 75 -year -old man from Secunderabad lost over 1.28 GBP Lakh in a phishing fraud after receiving a false message that declares that he comes from Indian oil.
The report said his reward points are about to expire and included a link to their redemption, led him to a well -created trap that ended with a credit card fraud.
Police Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police reserved a case.
The fraudulent link redirected it to a fraudulent website offering an Amazon voucher worth 10,000 GBP for a nominal payment of 399 GBP. She trusted the news, continued the victim in this process and received a one -time password (OTP) from HSBC credit card services. Since the OTP report did not mention any amount of the transaction, it assumed it was a payment of 399 GBP and entered it.
Immediately after sharing OTP, the victim received a notification from her bank that his credit card was charged AED 5499, which corresponds to 1,28,969,33 GBP, for a merchant called “Jumbo Co”.
When he realized he was deceived, he approached the police station of cyber crime and reported the incident.
After the incident, the Police released Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police Police advice, who urged citizens to proceed with caution. They stressed that people should never click on suspicious links, although they seem to come from credible sources such as Indian oil, banks or online retailers. OTP should never be shared with anyone because they confirm complete permissions for transactions.
Citizens should maintain all communication and report any suspects by dialing 1930 or by visiting computer crime.gov.in. In Hyderabad, victims can also contact or WhatsApp Police Cyber Crime Police at 8712665171.
Published – 27th June 2025 17:14
