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To get help in resolving the query, she contacted the customer care number online but ended up losing Rs 81,000...
A woman from Mumbai was trying to recharge her set-top-box online when she faced some issues with the payment..
In a new case of cyber fraud, a 47-year-old woman who is a resident of Kannamwar Nagar in Vikhroli (East) wanted to resolve an issue with her online recharge of a set-top-box..
As for how this cyber fraud was initiated, it is clear that the helpline number she contacted was fake and the person who alleged himself to be a customer care executive was the scammer..
While cyber scam cases where fraudsters, posing as bank /platform officials, convince the victim to share OTP, KYC updates banks, online commerce platforms where fraudsters, posing as bank /platform officials, an ask people to share OTP, KYC updates are not new and police is raising awareness around the same yet people falling into the scams...
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