41-year-old Hyderabad businessman loses ₹1 lakh to reward points scam after installing malicious APK from WhatsApp link sent by fraudsters posing as IndusInd Bank representatives
Summary
A 41-year-old businessman from Hyderabad lost ₹1 lakh to a reward points scam after installing a malicious APK file sent by scammers posing as bank representatives. The scam began when he received a call from an unknown number informing him that he had earned reward points worth ₹5,000 on his IndusInd Bank credit card. The caller, pretending to be a bank representative, assured him that the reward points could be converted into cash and sent a link via WhatsApp for the process. The incident was reported on March 29, 2025.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
conduct
Platforms
Companies
Recipient
IndividualA 41-year-old businessman from Hyderabad
Dimensions
economic
Sources
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