On Tuesday, 20 December 2022, the Visakhapatnam Cybercrime Police solved a fraudulent case in which a fake SBI officer looted Rs 9.74 lakhs. According to the officials, the cyber crook baited the victim in the name of the e-KYC process and hacked into his bank account.

The fraudster sent an SMS that carried the e-KYC registration link. Upon clicking the link, the victim filled out the application with his bank account details and PAN card number as per the instructions in the message.

Moments after filling out the form, the victim received a call from the cybercrook posing as an SBI official. The victim informed the police that the accused had sent him another message with an OTP. Believing the caller to be a genuine SBI employee, the victim provided him with the OTP. Later, he received alerts that a total of Rs 9.74 lakh was debited from his two SBI accounts.

The victim immediately reported the matter and police froze the account of the cybercriminal and reverted the stone money. Further investigation is in progress.