Mysuru: Cyber crime police officials helped a government lady official working in the social welfare department by recovering Rs 35,000 withdrawn from her account by a fraudster in Mandi police station limits.
The lady official had received an anonymous call where in the caller introduced himself as bank staff and sought her ATM card details for verification. The lady, who was busy on work, without checking the whereabouts of the caller, gave all the details including the secret PIN number. Within a few minutes, she received an SMS message indicating withdrawal of Rs 35,000 from her account.
The shell-shocked lady official lodged a complaint with Mandi police who referred the case to cyber crime branch. The cyber crime police swung into action immediately and prevented the cash from reaching the fraudster.
In this case, she could save her money since she lodged the complaint without losing time after the withdrawal by the fraudster. In the recent past, several such cases are reported where knowledgeable and educated people lose money easily.
