Pune, February 3: In an incident of online fraud, a 42-year-old woman from Maharashtra’s Pune was duped for Rs 8.7 lakh by a cyber fraudster. The accused cheated the woman by impersonating a customer service agent of a bank. The incident took place on Tuesday. A complaint was registered in the matter on Wednesday. The accused duped the woman on the pretext of waiving annual charges on her credit card. Online Fraud In Pune: 36-Year-Old Woman Duped Of Rs 45,000 By Cyber Fraudster Posing As Security Personnel; Case Registered.

The victim is a human resources professional based in Pimple Saudagar. According to a report published in The Indian Express, on Tuesday afternoon, the complainant received a call from a woman who introduced herself as an ICICI bank customer service personnel. The fraudster reportedly told the victim that annual charges had been imposed by the bank on her credit card.

As per the report, the accused asked the 42-year-old woman to share information for locking the credit card and also the cancellation of the annual charges. However, as the complaint shared the information, Rs 4.52 lakh was allegedly transferred from her credit card account. The money was swindled from her credit card in five online transactions without her knowledge. Online Fraud In Pune: Senior Clerk Duped Of Rs 1.70 Lakh By Cyber Fraudster By Posing As Credit Card Employee; Case Registered.

In the meantime, Rs 4.15 lakh also got debited from her savings account. As soon as the woman realized that she was being duped, she approached the Sangvi police station and registered the complaint. On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was registered against an unknown person under sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Information Technology Act. The police launched a detailed investigation into the matter.

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