Balakrishnan P., a 46-year-old contractor from Amruthahalli, has filed a complaint with the north-east cyber crime police that he not only lost ₹2 lakh from his savings bank account, but the accused had also used his bank account details to avail online loan of ₹9.8 lakh on Saturday.
He was among several persons who received bulk messages informing about the payment of electricity bill being due and warning of power disconnection. The message also had a contact number and a link for further queries.
Mr. Balakrishnan clicked on the link the accused had sent to download an app and pay ₹11 as per the instructions given. Mr. Balakrishnan followed the instructions and realised that ₹2 lakh had been deducted from his account. He then started receiving messages informing that he had availed a loan from a mobile app.
