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A case was registered with the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police, filed by the bank manager.
The scammers posed as company officials.
Day by day, news of online or cyber money frauds is being reported across the country, which not only includes people but also organizations. In a latest on the crime, a private bank was swindled of money worth crores by fraudsters pretending to be from the company. Here are all the details of the report.
A case was registered with the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police filed by the bank. As per more reports, the private bank in question is Axis Bank, while the incident reportedly took place at one of its branches.
The scammer introduced themselves as an official of the company and requested the bank to change the registered mobile number in their account. They then also made another suspicious request to the bank, asking them for access to corporate Internet banking. So, when they got access to the bank through Internet banking, the scammers started transferring the money from the bank’s account to several other accounts.
If more reports are to be believed, the complaint was registered by the manager of Axis Bank. According to the manager, the request to change the mobile number was made on June 7. The reports add that the transactions made amounted to a transfer of nearly Rs 9 crore, which was done between the dates of July 10 to August 30.
Precautions To Avoid Online Bank Fraud:
-Bank accounts, be they single or joint, should be monitored regularly.
-When the account holds a big amount, make sure to check the account statement regularly.
-Always use two-factor authentication. With that, you get to permit every activity in your account.
-Regularly keep updating your email ID and mobile numbers, registered to your bank account. To do that, you have to visit the bank and get the KYC done. If you use internet banking, then make a strong password and make sure to update it regularly, as well.
