Mangaluru: A 47-year-old ship engineer allegedly lost Rs 1,36,896 after cybercriminals posing as bank representatives tricked him into revealing his credit card information and downloading a malicious APK application.
According to the complaint filed with the CEN Crime police, the victim received a call from an unidentified number around 3 pm on Wednesday. The caller introduced himself as a bank employee and claimed that the engineer needed to complete his KYC verification.
During the conversation, the victim shared his credit card details. The fraudster subsequently asked him to participate in a video call to complete the verification process and sent an APK download link.
After the victim accessed the link, a video call was initiated but disconnected shortly afterwards. He later discovered that multiple unauthorised transactions amounting to Rs 1,36,896 had been carried out using his credit card.
The complaint further stated that the card had been linked to another bank without his knowledge.
The CEN Crime police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the alleged fraud.
