Thane, July 6 -- A 52-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane district has allegedly been cheated of Rs 5.06 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as executives from a piped gas supply company, police said on Monday.
The victim received calls between June 19 and 21 from unidentified individuals claiming to be from the Mahanagar Gas pipeline office in connection with an outstanding bill.
The fraudsters sent him a malicious link via WhatsApp, instructing him to fill in his details. Upon clicking, the fraudsters gained remote access to his phone and forwarded his calls. They accessed his bank customer ID and credit card credentials, siphoning off a total of Rs 5,06,256.17 across multiple transactions.
Following the fruad, the victim lodged a complaint through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal.
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