Bengaluru Cyber Crime: In Bengaluru, Karnataka, a woman became a victim of fraud by cyber criminals for buying eggs. He had received an offer to buy eggs at a very low price through an email.
When the woman made online payment with her credit card on the offer of buying four dozen eggs for just Rs 49, she got a message of payment of more than Rs 48 thousand. Police is investigating the matter.
According to TOI report, a 38-year-old woman, resident of Vasanthanagar, Bengaluru, has lodged a complaint at High Grounds police station. In the complaint lodged with the police, the woman has said that she had received an email advertisement on February 17, in which it was claimed that a famous company was selling eggs at a very low price.
There was also an offer of eight dozen eggs for Rs 99.
The woman told that a shopping link was given in the advertisement. Clicking on it opened a page containing information about collecting and delivering chickens and eggs. Scrolling down, several offers were seen which claimed to deliver eight dozen eggs for Rs 99 without any delivery charge.
What did the woman tell in the police complaint?
The woman said, “I decided to buy four dozen eggs for Rs 49.” When I proceeded to place the order, the contact information page opened. I entered the details and clicked on it to place the order. The next page opened, in which there was only the option to pay through credit card.
The woman said, “I entered my credit card details including expiry date and CVV number and clicked for payment and I received an OTP on my registered mobile number. Before entering the OTP, a total of Rs 48,199 was debited from my credit card account and transferred to an account named ‘Shine Mobile HU’.
Cross-verification call came from the bank
The woman said she soon got a call from her bank credit card section to confirm whether she had made the payment. “I told them about the fraud and they blocked my account,” the woman said. I called the cyber crime helpline (1930). He instructed me to lodge a complaint at the nearby police station.
A police officer said that if the woman had not received a call from the bank for cross-verification, the miscreants could have made away with more money. A case has been registered under the IT Act and further action is being taken. Measures have been taken to seize money from the accounts of fraudsters.
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