Elderly man duped of 3L in cab booking scam
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Pune: A 61-year-old resident of Kothrud, who wanted to book a four-wheeler for a family trip scheduled for Dec this year, lost Rs2.90 lakh on July 21 to cyber crooks posing as travel agents.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police on Saturday.
A police officer associated with the probe said that the complainant was looking for a four-wheeler for a trip planned in December this year. On July 21, he received a call from an unknown cellphone number. The caller claimed to be from a car rental company's office and asked whether he was looking for a vehicle. "The complainant wanted a multi-utility vehicle for his trip.
The person promised to arrange the vehicle and told him to pay Rs149 as booking charges," the officer said.
He said that when the complainant mentioned he could go to the company's office to book the vehicle, the caller insisted that the vehicle could only be booked online. The caller then sent him a link for making payments. The elderly man opened the link and filled in details like his name, cellphone number, and credit card number. The transaction was completed without an OTP. When the complainant asked about it, the caller assured him that he would do an offline booking for him.
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"After some time, the complainant received a message from his bank about a transaction of Rs2.90 lakh from his credit card," the officer said. The complainant realised he was duped and approached the police, the officer added.
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