The 45 -year -old Mararedpally has been the victim of a cyber fraud in which fraudsters managed to provide a loan in their name and through several transactions with a siphon more than 13 lakh.
The incident came to light on September 12 when a man began to receive an SMS warning of unauthorized debts from his HDFC savings and current accounts.
He shocked, immediately contacted the bank to find out that a loan of 12.5 GBP Lakh was fraudulently sanctioned fraudulently, even though it never covered it. Within a few hours of the loan, £ 6 Lakh was diverted to its own HDFC account before both accounts were emptied by a series of gears of 13,00 896 GBP to a different account.
Bank officials recommended the victims to file a complaint at the police station for cyber crime. Investigators investigating the victim’s phone found that the harmful application e-challan RTO was installed without its knowledge, which allowed fraudsters to access its sensitive banking data.
In addition to a fraudulent loan, the victim also suffered a direct financial loss of 50,700 GBP from his current account.
Meanwhile, the police released public counseling who urged citizens not to download files or APK applications from unverified sources and install applications only from trusted platforms such as Google Play Store and Apple App Store. They also reminded people to never share in OTP, bank login or loan data, and regularly monitor your account activity for suspicious transactions.
The authorities recommended anyone who would become prey for such fraud to immediately report the matter to their bank and contact the police with cyber crime, or call the 1930 help line. Emergency support is also available via 8712665171.
Published – September 2025 20:48
