Senior citizen loses Rs.3L in pension scam
Panchkula, Oct. 14 -- A 77-year-old retired HMT (Hindustan Machine Tools) employee from Pinjore allegedly lost Rs.3 lakh after clicking on a fake Punjab National Bank (PNB) pension advertisement on Facebook.
A case has been registered on Monday under Sections 318(4) (cheating), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the unidentified accused.
The complainant, a resident of Himsikha, Pinjore, said that he was browsing Facebook on October 10 when an advertisement claiming to be related to PNB pension services appeared on his mobile phone.
After clicking on it, a website prompted him to enter his banking details.
He subsequently received messages indicating that PNB services had been activated on his mobile phone, followed by alerts about unauthorised transactions.
The complainant alleged that Rs.3 lakh was withdrawn from his PNB account at the HMT Pinjore branch and from his account at the Matlauda branch in Panipat. He blocked his mobile number and bank accounts and contacted the cybercrime helpline....
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