Noida: Retired colonel loses ₹3.5 lakh to online fraud

A 65-year-old retired colonel lost ₹3.5 lakh in an online fraud after his wife ordered food online and shared his bank account details with an unidentified caller on June 2. The victim, Colonel SPS Yadav (Retd), is a resident of Arun Vihar in Noida’s Sector 29.

In his complaint with the cyber police, Yadav said on June 2, his wife found a restaurant’s number on the internet and dialled the number to order food. “When the suspect on the phone line asked for mode of payment, my wife shared the debit card details. I got suspicious when the man started seeking more details and stopped my wife from giving away more information,” said Yadav, adding that no one came to deliver food that afternoon.