Sunitha Premkumar, a 49-year-old gazetted officer with the I-T Department, become the latest victim of the electricity bill payment scam. She is among two persons who lost a total sum of ₹8.3 lakh in separate incidents on Saturday.
In her complaint, Ms. Premkumar said she received a phone call from a man identifying himself as a Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) staffer who informed her to pay the bill to avoid disconnection. The person offered help and suggested downloading a quick support app and she followed the instructions and transferred ₹20 using the app. As soon as the payment was made, ₹4.9 lakh was deducted from her savings bank account.
Ms. Premkumar, a resident of Haralur, called up the control room to report the matter and later filed a complaint with the South- East division Cybercrime police. The police swung into action and tracked the money trail to freeze the account.
