Online fraud: SP Laxman Nimbargi urges Bank account holders to be Vigilant
Udupi: The Udupi District Police Supretendent Laxman Nimbargi urged people to be extra vigilant while making online transactions.
He was speaking to media persons during the weekly Phone-in programme at the District Police office on Friday, December 21.
Recently many online fraud related cases were reported in the district and people lost their money. Preliminary investigations found that money was siphoned off from the accounts of those who reportedly cooperated with unidentified callers, who had introduced themselves as bank staff and forwarded their One Time Passwords to the number as requested. In the recent incidents, police found that the fraud had been masterminded from Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Haridwar and other places.
Also, one should know that no debit or credit card renewal is possible through phone calls and such instances should be immediately reported to the banks concerned or the police, he reminded.
The Sen PSI Seetharam said that police investigations have revealed that the tricking network is active and the network is operating in various states in north India. The network uses bank accounts of innocent people to cheat them.
The Udupi Sen crime branch police team in their investigation on an old online fraud case received many clues. The Udupi PI, Sen Crime branch police team visited the northern states to investigate the case and found several issues of online fraud.
To those who contact fake websites for various needs, such as the purchase of goods, purchase of goods online, Patanjali Registration etc. Fraudsters first make the payment to advance a bank account and then fraudulently transfer money to different accounts. Several cases have been reported in Udupi and cases have been registered in the Sen’s crime police station, he said.
The police visited West Bengal in regard to an Online fraud case, they found that the account was in the name of innocent aged people. The fraudsters were giving some money to the aged persons and taking control of their accounts. Then after receiving the money to that account, they leave the town, he said.