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Odisha: Cuttack Man Duped By Cyber Fraudsters During Flight Rescheduling

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With digital banking and financial transactions shooting up, there has also been a significant increase in cyber crimes, as fraudsters are devising new ways everyday to dupe the innocent.

Cuttack Man Duped By Cyber Fraudsters During Flight Rescheduling

With digital banking and financial transactions shooting up, there has also been a significant increase in cyber crimes, as fraudsters are devising new ways everyday to dupe the innocent. The recent victim is a man from CDA Sector-7 in Cuttack. As per reports, Rs 70,000 was fraudulently transacted from his bank account by cyber fraudsters.

In order to reschedule his flight date, victim Saroj Kumar Mishra dialled a helpline number he found on Google and submitted all his personal details that were sought. After realising that he has been duped of Rs 70,000, Mishra filed a police complaint immediately. Following an investigation into the cyber fraud case, Police was able to retrieve Rs 40,000 out of Rs 70,000 missing from the bank account of Mishra.

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