{"id":293978,"date":"2023-03-05T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/05\/40-bank-customers-lose-lakhs-in-3-days-they-had-just-clicked-on-a-link\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T10:55:00","slug":"40-bank-customers-lose-lakhs-in-3-days-they-had-just-clicked-on-a-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/05\/40-bank-customers-lose-lakhs-in-3-days-they-had-just-clicked-on-a-link\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Bank Customers Lose Lakhs In 3 Days. They Had Just Clicked On A Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ndtvimg.com\/i\/2017-03\/laptop-generic_650x400_41490068659.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Here's How You Can Protect Yourself From Bank Frauds\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Here's How You Can Protect Yourself From Bank Frauds\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Here's How You Can Protect Yourself From Bank Frauds\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ndtvimg.com\/i\/2017-03\/laptop-generic_650x400_41490068659.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-05T16:25:29+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=686170&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/05032023_n_CyberFrauds_207645_746992_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T4M14S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ndtvimg.com\/i\/2017-03\/laptop-generic_650x400_41490068659.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=686170&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">KYC process is mandatory for bank customers to verify their identity. (representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Mumbai: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>At least 40 customers of a private bank in Mumbai were cheated of lakhs of rupees within three days after they clicked on a link sent via fake text messages to update their KYC and PAN details.<\/p>\n<p>The Know Your Customer (KYC) process is mandatory for bank customers to verify their identity.<\/p>\n<p>In an advisory, Mumbai Police has cautioned citizens against clicking on such links asking bank customers for their confidential details.<\/p>\n<p>Fraudsters are sending such fake SMS with phishing links to the customers stating that their bank account is blocked for not updating their KYC\/ PAN card details, according to the advisory .<\/p>\n<p>Such links direct\u00a0the customers to a fake website of their bank where they are asked to enter their customer ID, password, and other confidential details.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 40 victims who have reported the alleged frauds was TV actor Shweta Memon.<\/p>\n<p>In her complaint, Ms Memon said last Thursday she had clicked on a link from the fake text message, believing it was from her bank. On the portal that opened, she entered her customer ID, passwords, and OTP.<\/p>\n<p>She said she also received a phone call from a woman posing as a bank official, who asked her to insert another OTP she received on her mobile number. Following this, Rs 57,636 was debited from her account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/mumbai-news\/mumbai-cybercrime-40-bank-customers-lose-lakhs-in-3-days-they-had-just-clicked-on-a-link-3836105\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] KYC process is mandatory for bank customers to verify their identity. (representational) Mumbai: At least 40 customers of a private bank in Mumbai were cheated of lakhs of rupees within three days after they clicked on a link sent via fake text messages to update their KYC and PAN details. 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