In an attempt to get his credit card activated for an international payment using an online link, a 52-year-old businessman from Andheri East got cheated of Rs 3.11 lakh. He was trying to deposit his daughter’s admission fees for a UK-based college on Friday when the online theft happened.

According to police sources, the complainant identified as Vipul Jitendra Kadakiya, had filled the admission form online for UK-based KCL College on October 27 and was trying to pay the fees using his Citibank credit card. However, the transaction got declined twice, so he went on Google and found a link to the bank’s app.