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BE Student Loses ₹1.30 Lakh in Indore Cyber Fraud
A BE student in Indore received a call from someone pretending to work for Axis Bank.
The caller said the student needed to stop a fee linked to his credit card.
The student was sent to a website and told to follow instructions.
He entered a one-time password, or OTP, from his phone.
The website then said the session had expired.
The next day, he found that ₹1.30 lakh had been spent through an Amazon merchant.
He reported the incident to the cyber helpline and police.
Police are now investigating who carried out the alleged fraud.
A BE student in Indore allegedly lost ₹1.30 lakh after fraudsters posed as Axis Bank representatives.
The caller claimed a credit card protection fee needed to be deactivated.
The student was directed to a fake website, Exonline.help, and asked to enter a mobile OTP.
The website showed that the session had expired after the OTP was entered.
Palasia police registered an FIR against unidentified persons and are examining the transaction and website details.
- Who
- Saumya Bordia, a BE student, was allegedly defrauded by unidentified persons posing as Axis Bank representatives.
- What
- ₹1.30 lakh was transferred to an Amazon merchant after the student entered an OTP on a website.
- Where
- The case was reported in the Palasia area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The alleged scam call was received on September 5; the transaction was discovered the following day.
- Why
- The scammers allegedly used a false claim about deactivating a credit card protection fee to obtain the student's OTP.
Key facts
- Reported loss
- ₹1.30 lakh
- Victim
- Saumya Bordia, a BE student
- Alleged impersonation
- Axis Bank representatives
- Fraud website
- Exonline.help
- Payment recipient
- An Amazon merchant
- Police station
- Palasia police
- Case status
- FIR registered against unidentified persons; investigation underway
Sources
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