Team Goemkarponn
ASSONORA: A 27-year-old man from Assonora was allegedly cheated of Rs 2,23,999 after an unidentified person posing as a representative of UCO Bank, Panjim Branch, contacted him on WhatsApp on the pretext of updating his KYC details.
According to the complaint lodged by Prahlad Kumar, 27, a resident of Malaya Vaddo, Assonora, the incident occurred on September 28 between 1.03 p.m. and 1.26 p.m.
The complainant stated that an unknown person using a WhatsApp number contacted him while impersonating a bank representative. The accused allegedly told Kumar that his KYC details needed to be updated and sent him an APK file through WhatsApp.
Kumar was allegedly induced to open the file and provide his ATM card details and PIN as part of the purported KYC-upgradation process.
Subsequently, an amount of Rs 2,23,999 was allegedly fraudulently debited from his bank account through multiple POS withdrawals, resulting in the financial loss.
Police have registered the complaint and further investigation is in progress under PSI Dattaraj Rane.
