Mumbai: Retired bank manager falls to online KYC fraud, loses Rs 3 lakh

A retired bank manager was duped of Rs 3 lakh by a cyber fraudster who impersonated a mobile network service company’s executive on phone and tricked him into revealing his bank details.

The 64-year-old lodged an FIR with the Dombivali police on October 24. The incident took place on the same day in the afternoon.

The man had received an SMS purported to be sent by his mobile network service company. The message said that his SIM was being blocked as he had not updated the Know Your Customer (KYC) details.

After receiving the message, the complainant called on the given number. The fraudster made the complainant remove his SIM card from his I phone and asked him to insert it into an android phone.