13 June,2021 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
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A Wadala resident lost Rs 1.05 lakh to a fraudster while attempting to unblock his FASTag account.
Baburao Maddi had sold his four-wheeler. When the car's new buyer called to inform him that the FASTag account that Maddi had created was blocked, he called up the customer care number of the company. On June 2, Maddi searched for several numbers and found one [9721810878] online, which was registered as the customer care number for FASTag.
"When I called on the number, the person on the other end of call told me that the KYC of my bank account linked to FASTag wasn't updated. In order to unblock the account, he asked me for a few details," Maddi said. "I then received a link from another mobile number which had a form along with a FASTag letterhead on it. He asked me to fill all information, including my credit card details," he added.
Maddi later received a code, which he was asked to enter into an application named Anydesk. He was told that the unblocking would take another 24 hours. When nothing changed, Maddi again called on the customer care number.
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"On June 3, when I called back, the man asked me to send him debit card details as the credit card was not working to unblock the account. When I entered the code, I got an immediate intimation that Rs 20,000 and Rs 5,000 had been withdrawn from my two accounts. When I asked the man, he said I needed to speak to my bank," Maddi recalls.
When Maddi went to the ATM to print a mini statement, he found that Rs 25,000 had been withdrawn from his bank account. When he called the bank, he found out that another Rs 75,975 had been withdrawn from his credit card account. This was when Maddi realised he was conned and he rushed to Wadala Police Station to file a complaint.
Subsequently, an FIR was registered under IPC sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating) and relevant sections of IT act 2000. "We have sought details from the bank," an officer from Wadala police station told mid-day.
Rs 25K
Amount withdrawn from Baburao Maddi's debit card
