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35-year-old private employee in Hyderabad loses ₹1,78,363 to RBL Bank impersonation scam via WhatsApp link

Feb 18, 2025Hyderabad, India1 source

Summary

A 35-year-old private employee in Hyderabad lost Rs 1,78,363 to a caller posing as an RBL Bank agent. The caller asked for her KYC information and sent a WhatsApp link for updating her RBL Credit Card details. During the call, the victim entered her card details as instructed. Soon after, she received messages showing cash being debited from her HDFC bank account. The fraudster disconnected the call after being questioned, and the victim later received a debit message from Axis Bank. She immediately contacted HDFC Bank and ONE CARD (Federal Bank) to freeze her accounts.

Incident Details

Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
conduct
Platforms
WhatsApp
Companies
RBL BankHDFC Bank‬Axis BankFederal Bank
Recipient
IndividualA 35-year-old private employee from Hyderabad
Dimensions
economic

Sources

1
Hyderabad: Private employee loses Rs 1.78 lakh to caller posing as RBL bank agent - NewsMeter
Google News Historical Backfill·Feb 18, 2025

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