Mumbai: A 40-year-old inspector working with an automobile company lost Rs 1.2 lakh after he shared his credit card CVV number and OTP with a female caller of a fake credit card “customer care service”. He had received a call asking if he wanted to cancel his health insurance scheme. He gave a go-ahead and shared details. In two transactions, Rs 1.2 lakh was deducted from his card.
The NM Joshi Marg police have arrested three persons in this case. The accused were identified as Pankaj Kumar (32), Manish Mathur (28) and Abhishek Pal (23), all New Delhi residents. “They had given their accounts to be used after money was transferred to their account. They got commission for this,” said a police officer.
A team led by DCP Paramjit Singh Dahiya and senior inspector Rajesh Kewale is probing the case. “When he got two messages saying Rs 1.2 lakh was deducted from his account, he realised he was cheated and approached the police,” said PSI Nikhil Shelke. Taking note of the complaint quickly, the police blocked the money in the accused’s account and Rs 70,000 was reverted to the complainant’s credit card.
The accused were also running a fake call center in New Delhi. A team had visited Delhi to nab the accused.
The NM Joshi Marg police have arrested three persons in this case. The accused were identified as Pankaj Kumar (32), Manish Mathur (28) and Abhishek Pal (23), all New Delhi residents. “They had given their accounts to be used after money was transferred to their account. They got commission for this,” said a police officer.
A team led by DCP Paramjit Singh Dahiya and senior inspector Rajesh Kewale is probing the case. “When he got two messages saying Rs 1.2 lakh was deducted from his account, he realised he was cheated and approached the police,” said PSI Nikhil Shelke. Taking note of the complaint quickly, the police blocked the money in the accused’s account and Rs 70,000 was reverted to the complainant’s credit card.
The accused were also running a fake call center in New Delhi. A team had visited Delhi to nab the accused.
