The doctor filed a complaint with Dakshina Kannada Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime Police Station
A doctor has been cheated of ₹ 1.65 lakh after being asked to download a remote desk application and then to recharge his My Jio app.
In a complaint, B. Ashwin Baliga, a resident of B. Manta village of Bantwal taluk, has said that he received a call on April 29 informing him that his My Jio app has been blocked. He was asked to download the Quick Easy App, a remote desk application, and during a conversation, he found the configuration of the doctor’s mobile phone. [accused] Accessed the doctor’s mobile phone screen.
Soon after, the doctor accessed his My Jio app and recharged it with HD 10 through his HDFC Bank debit card. He, however, received three messages stating that ₹ 10,000 each has been debited and then another three messages stating that ₹ 45,000 each has been debited from his HDFC bank account.
The doctor filed the complaint May 3. Dakshina Kannada Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime Police Station registered under Section 66 (C) and (D) of the Information Technology Act and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. A search is on, the police said.
