Man loses Rs 50,000 to phishing

Updated on: 09 November,2010 08:33 AM IST |
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In yet another case of phishing, Sallauddin Pasha, an employee of a private company, was duped of Rs 50,000.

In yet another case of phishing, Sallauddin Pasha, an employee of a private company, was duped of Rs 50,000.
A resident of Deepanjali Nagar, Pasha received an email on October 28 that asked for his bank account details for verification purpose.

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The next day, he received a call and the person on the line introduced himself as the customer care executive of the bank he holds an account with. "The caller asked for my User Registration Numberu00a0 and I provided him with the details because I thought he was a genuine bank employee," said Pasha.

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He added, "Soon after I gave the details, I received a message from the bank stating that Rs 50,000 has been debited from my account. That's when I realised that I had been cheated."

Pasha immediately contacted the bank's branch office and narrated the incident to the officials.

The bank staff checked the transaction that was made and found out that the amount has been transferred into an account with the same bank.

The RT Nagar police have registered a complaint and are investigating the matter.