Telecaller dupes woman of Rs 4.85 lakh

PUNE: Falling for the same old trick, a 32-year-old widow from Dhanorie lost Rs 4.85 lakh to an unidentified caller after she shared her credit card details with him.
The incident occurred between October 6 and 13. Sangeeta Hire lodged a complaint against the suspect with the Vishrantwadi police station on Saturday, following which the Delhi-based telecaller was booked.
As per the complaint, Hire received a call from the suspect on October 6.“Claiming to be from her bank's Delhi branch, the caller told Hire that she should discontinue using her debit card since it has become told,“ the complaint stated.Later, he made another call to Hire and obtained details of her debit card after winning her confidence. “However, within seven days, the suspect used etransaction facilities and transferred Rs 4.85 lakh from her account by making as many as 51 transactions,“ it stated.
Senior police inspector PN Supekar of Vishrantwadi told TOI that Hire realised about the fraud after she visited her bank to check her account details recently.
Supekar said Hire receives family pension from the government and has a daughter to look after. “She was saving her pension for her family ,“ the officer said, adding that police have obtained the suspicious phone number and are investigating the case.