Former cricketer loses over Rs 1 lakh to KYC update fraud

Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli recently became a victim of cyber fraud. A fraudster impersonated a private bank’s executive on phone and withdrew Rs 1.14 lakh from his account on the pretext of updating his know your customer (KYC) details.

The incident came to light on December 3 after Vinod Kambli approached the Bandra police and registered a complaint. As per reports, on December 3, Kambli got a call from a person who claimed to be the bank’s executive. The caller asked Kambli to install a quick support application on his mobile phone for updating his KYC details.

The application gave the crook remote access to the former cricketer’s mobile phone. “After he downloaded the app, the fraudster got remote access to his phone and was able to view his bank details and one-time password. Even as the call was on, money was transferred out of his account, a report by The Times of India quoted a police officer as saying.

A sum of Rs 1.1 lakh was withdrawn from Kambli’s bank account in multiple debit transactions. He immediately dialled his bank’s customer care number and got his account blocked. Thereafter, he approached the cops with his complaint.

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The investigators have now sought details of the account to which funds were siphoned off from the former cricketer’s account. “I am thankful to the police for helping me get my money back,” Kambli said. This comes days after a 74-year-old actor has filed a complaint at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park police station here, alleging that she lost Rs 3.05 lakh to a fraudster who posed as an employee of a wine store.

The elderly actor stated that she wanted to gift her nephew a bottle of Amrut whiskey. She relied on Google to look for contact numbers of wine stores. She dialled the number she got through her internet search and placed her order. She paid Rs 4,800, but the bottle of whiskey was not delivered. Subsequently, she contacted the number again and sought a refund.