60-year-old robbed of ₹7.64L through cybercrime in Uran

A mechanical engineer of a petroleum company in Uran fell prey to cybercrime and lost ₹7.64 lakh from his bank account.

In the incident that was reported to Uran police on Saturday, the 60-year-old complainant alleged that the conman called him up by posing as an official from the electricity board, asking to pay electricity bill in order to avoid power disconnection. The accused then sent a link, which the complainant had clicked and had attempted to make payment that did not happen. Eventually, he lost ₹7.64 lakh from his account.

The complainant had kept his phone on the office desk and was away when he had missed a call. After returning to his desk, he called back the number.