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BE Student Loses ₹1.30 Lakh After Fraudsters Pose As Bank Officials In Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A BE student lost ₹1.30 lakh in a suspected cyber fraud after scammers allegedly posed as Axis Bank representatives and tricked him into entering an OTP on a fake website. The Indore cyber fraud was reported in the Palasia area after the student was told that a credit card protection fee needed to be deactivated. Police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons…

BE Student Loses ₹1.30 Lakh After Fraudsters Pose As Bank Officials In Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A BE student from Palasia lost ₹1.30 lakh in a suspected cyber fraud after scammers posed as Axis Bank officials and duped him into entering an OTP on a fake website. The student, Saumya Bordia, was told by the fraudsters that a credit card protection fee needed to be deactivated. Upon receiving the call, Saumya visited the website "Exonline.help" and entered the OTP sent to his mobile phone, resulting in the transfer of ₹1.30 lakh to an Amazon merchant.

The Indore police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons and are currently investigating the incident.

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