Retired colonel loses ₹99,991 in online fraud in Noida

A 65-year-old retired colonel, who is a resident of Noida’s Sector 29, has lost about ₹1 lakh in an online fraud, police said on Sunday.

The complainant, Colonel (retd) AK Rajpal, is presently engaged in teaching at a private college. “I received a text message on my mobile phone on the night of August 10. The message stated that my SMS services have been blocked and I should contact a number for its restoration,” he said.

When he contacted the given number, the suspect asked him to download a mobile application. “The suspect then asked me to recharge my mobile phone for ₹11. I did it through net banking. The suspect stole my net banking details and fraudulently withdrew ₹99,991 from my bank account,” he said.