Mysore/Mysuru: A total of Rs. 1,92,880 has been mysteriously transferred from the bank account of a private bank customer though the victim did not share the One Time Password (OTP) nor shared any details pertaining to his bank account. The money has been transferred to the bank account of one Kishore.
The victim, a resident of Hebbal in city, has an account in a private bank. He has lodged a complaint at Hebbal Police Station in this regard.
In his complaint, the man stated that on Nov. 22, an unidentified man called him over the phone and asked for his credit card details. As he had read about miscreants collecting details of debit and credit cards from people and later cheating them by illegally transferring money from their bank accounts, he did not provide any details and disconnected the call.
He has further stated that though the unidentified person called many times, he did not receive the calls.
On Nov. 23 morning too he had got the call but did not receive it. But at about 1.40 pm, he got a message that Rs. 26,000 was transferred from his account to the bank account of one Kishore. Four minutes later, he again received a message that Rs. 3 was transferred and till 2.07 pm, a total of Rs. 1,92,880 was transferred in six to seven transactions.
The victim stated that he was getting OTPs and messages regarding transfer of money from his bank account though he had not shared OTPs or his bank account details. He then called the bank’s customer care number and blocked his bank account.
Hebbal Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.
