Middle-aged woman from Kursi Road loses ₹12.21 lakh to fake traffic challan APK file fraud

Summary

A woman from the Kursi Road area in Lucknow was scammed by online fraudsters who stole Rs 12.21 lakh from her credit card through a fake online traffic challan. The incident occurred on the morning of September 1 when she received an Android Application Package (APK) file disguised as a traffic violation ticket. Believing it to be legitimate, she downloaded the file, which led to her mobile phone being hacked. The hackers accessed her device and stole Rs 12.21 lakh, including two loans totaling Rs 11.60 lakh and Rs 61,768 withdrawn from her HDFC Bank credit card. The victim filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station on Friday. Authorities are working to trace and freeze the accounts to which the stolen funds were transferred.