Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters posing as bank agents duped a temple employee in Kuravi mandal by promising to increase his credit card limit, and siphoned off ₹9.6 lakh from his accounts.
According to Kuravi SI Satish, the victim, Katta Jagannatham, is an employee at the Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Devasthanam temple. The fraudsters first contacted him through a WhatsApp call, claiming they could enhance his credit card limit. They tricked him into clicking a malicious link, which allowed them to access his bank account.
Credit card scam Kuravi: ₹9.6 lakh stolen after WhatsApp phishing call
The scammers also gathered details of his other credit cards and withdrew funds from multiple banks. After discovering the theft, the victim lodged a police complaint.
Police registered a case based on his report and have launched an investigation into the cyber fraud.
