Hyderabad:According to Rachakonda cybercrime, a retired senior auditor lost nearly Rs 1 million in another unauthorized transaction, due to a SIM card exchange scam. The victim reportedly found his phone number associated with another number that received all alerts.
The victim, a HB colony resident of Kushaiguda, noticed four unauthorized borrowers in his bank account. He immediately contacted the bank’s customer service and asked them to block his account. The bank registered the complaint and promised to conduct an internal investigation. The victim contacted Kushaiguda’s BSNL Customer Service Center to seek their blockade of their cell phone numbers.
However, BSNL officials reportedly told him that his phone number had been linked to unknown numbers and all phone and SMS messages, including OTP and transaction alerts. Transfer has fully accessed the scammer.
The victim said while accepting a speech from Deccan Chronicle: “I don’t know about phone transfers or messages. It all happened one night and the next day I went to BSNL customer service to remind them of fraud and block the SIM card. I was told that my SIM card was transferred to another SIM card, which was another SIM card, and received all the calls and messages.
He claimed that no one contacted him for OTP or downloading any mobile apps, so there was no suspicion. But these four transactions take place one day, from 80,000 to 500,000.
“This is a case of SIM exchange. In these cases, usually SIM users receive calls or messages related to blocking SIM cards, and the end user ends up revealing the OTP. However, it is possible that the scammers can also have a trick when exchanging, do not need otp, and can be done in their hands once accessed,” explained a senior police official.
