WhatsApp account of a businessman hacked, dupe his friends to the tune of ₹1.7 lakh

In a lawsuit of online impersonation and cyber fraud, an unidentified idiosyncratic hacked a WhatsApp relationship belonging to a city-based businessman and impersonated him, and cheated respective of his friends of implicit ₹1.7 lakh. 

According to the complaint, the incidental occurred connected Friday erstwhile the unfortunate received a missed telephone from an chartless mobile number. He returned the telephone and the idiosyncratic connected the different extremity claimed to beryllium a typical from a reputed courier company, informed him astir a pending parcel and advised them to interaction a lawsuit attraction fig for further details.

Soon after, the caller shared a “customer care” fig via SMS. When the complainant dialed the number, their telephone and WhatsApp relationship were instantly hacked. The accused past allegedly accessed the victim’s interaction database and began sending messages to friends and relatives, seeking wealth citing an exigency situation.

Believing the messages to beryllium genuine, immoderate contacts transferred wealth to assorted UPI accounts provided by the fraudsters totalling to ₹1.7 lakh. 

A ceremonial ailment has been lodged with the cybercrime constabulary connected Saturday. The constabulary are present trying to way down the accused done the wealth trail.