Cyber frauds dupe doctor of Rs 1.9 lakh

Cyber criminals on Sunday duped a Bokaro-based ophthalmologist of Rs 1.9 lakh through phishing.

Dr Pradeep Kumar, working at the Railway Hospital Adra Division, fell prey to fraudulent phone calls made by a cyber fraud who claimed to be an agent of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation. Kumar shared his One Time Password (OTP) with the caller and the amount was debited from his bank account in no time.

“The caller told me that today was the last day for updating details of PF account.

He asked for my personal number and the password sent to it through SMS,” said Kumar.

Dr Kumar filed a complaint with the local police against the caller. The cops have charged the unnamed accused under section 419, 420, 467, 468 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and various sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act.