Faridabad, Oct. 24 -- A fraudulent offer to redeem credit card reward points cost a Faridabad resident Rs 62,029 after cybercriminals posing as ICICI Bank representatives allegedly tricked him into disclosing his card details on a fake website, police said on Saturday, announcing the arrest of two suspects, including a woman who made the deceptive call.
The accused have been identified as Nikhil Punia, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, and a woman whose identity has not been disclosed. Both allegedly operated from rented hotel rooms to carry out online fraud.
According to a police spokesperson, the complainant, a resident of Faridabad's NIT area, received a call on September 13 from a woman claiming to represent ICICI Bank. She in...