A chartered accountant in Lucknow allegedly lost Rs 1.70 lakh from his ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank accounts after responding to a WhatsApp message that falsely claimed Rs 90,000 had been debited from his account. The incident has prompted a probe into a suspected new form of social-engineering fraud, according to a TOI report.
The case is unusual because the victim reportedly did not click on a suspicious link, share an OTP, reveal his banking credentials or install a remote-access application before the money was allegedly withdrawn.
