A company owner in Vadodara has fallen victim to online fraud. The owner has a business in metal powder production along with his father in Makarpura GIDC. He had received a message from his SIM’s company on his mobile phone, mentioning the request for an e-SIM received through his message.
A cyber hacker had hacked his bank account by sending an e-SIM message and transferred Rs 46 lakhs to his account in 51 hours in 14 transactions from the account.
He immediately called up the company’s Customer Care. The customer care executive said that they had received the message request from the complainant’s number and nothing could be done about it and was advised to go to the store, but all the stores were closed as it was a Sunday
On July 26, he sent his friend Umang Badheka to the store to get a SIM card. The SIM card was switched on at 9 pm and the fraudsters made 14 transactions from the company’s account and transferred Rs 46 lakh online. He informed the Zonal Manager of the Bank of India, and he said that the fraudsters hacked the account and used the ID and password to transfer Rs 46 lakh online.
After the details given by the bank manager, he lodged a complaint in Cyber Crime after giving information about the money withdrawn from the account. Based on the complaint a criminal investigation has been launched.
