‘Banker’ cons Madras univ prof of ₹10,000

‘Banker’ cons Madras univ prof of ₹10,000

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 05.08.2021

A man posed as a bank official and conned the husband of an IAS officer of ₹10,000. Cybercrime wing personnel are tracking the suspect’s location using mobile phone information to zero in on him.

The complainant Anbalagan, 58, of Virugambakkam said he received a call from a man claiming to be an official from SBI. The conman asked him to renew his bank account and asked Anbalagan, a professor at Madras university, for his KYC details.

The suspect reportedly told Anbalagan details on the present situation of the bank to gain his confidence. He managed to get the victim’s bank account credentials, including the one-time password sent to his mobile phone, after which the call got disconnected.

Within minutes, Anbalagan received a message that ₹10,000 was deducted from his account. Anbalagan tried to call the suspect back but the phone was switched off. He informed his wife Maheshwari, an IAS officer, and later lodged a formal complaint at the Virugambakkam police station. Further investigations are on.