Mumbai Crime News: 24-Year-Old Chartered Accountant Duped Of ₹2.25 Lakh In Online Scam | File Pic (Representative Image)
Mumbai: A 24-year-old chartered accountant lost ₹2.25 lakhs in an online scam. The fraud was carried out under the pretext of a bonus being distributed to new account holders of Axis Bank.
About The Case
According to the police, the complainant, Neha P., is a resident of Borivali West and a chartered accountant by profession. She had recently started working at a private company in Bandra West, where employees were required to open accounts with Axis Bank. Accordingly, Neha’s savings account was opened in Axis Bank.
After opening the account, she received a message claiming that the bank was offering attractive bonuses to new account holders. However, she had not actually received any bonus. In response, she contacted the bank through its official email and began corresponding.
On May 17 at around 3:45 p.m., Neha received a call from a person claiming to be an Axis Bank representative. He shared specific details, including her full name and reference to her recent email to the bank, which convinced her that he was indeed calling from the bank.
The caller informed her that the bonus payment was delayed due to technical issues and asked her to open a banking app. During the conversation, he made a sudden video call, allegedly to guide her through the process. Since she believed he was from the bank, Neha answered the call.
At that moment, a One-Time Password (OTP) appeared on her screen. The scammer took note of the OTP shown during the video call and used it to transfer ₹2.21 lakhs from her account to a fraudulent account.
“I was in a hurry because a wedding function was going on at my home,” Neha explained in the complaint. “The person engaged me in conversation while pretending to be from the bank. I did not share the OTP, but it was briefly visible on my screen during the call, and they took advantage of that.”
Neha immediately contacted the Maharashtra Cyber Cell helpline (1930) and filed a complaint. The case was registered by the Cyber Police and transferred to the Borivali Police Station on May 19. However, Neha mentioned that the police said further action would be taken once they receive details from the bank.
