A 53-year-old retired teacher was duped of Rs 10 lakh in an online scam - New Sanghvi

Between July 3 and 5, a 53-year-old retired teacher has duped Rs 10 lakh in an online scam wherein she was told to pay her pending electricity bill.

The accused (unidentified) called the teacher and tricked her to download quick support and any desk apps whereby the accused hacked the teacher's bank account and transferred the hefty amount. The victim has registered a complaint at the Sangvi police station.

After her husband passed away, the complainant, originally from Mulund in Mumbai, was living at her uncle's place in New Sangvi. She was easily fooled by the fraudster as she assumed that she had forgotten to pay her electricity bill on time since she had been living in Pune for the past two months.

As soon as she shared the bank account details with the accused after downloading the apps, she received a call from the bank saying that Rs 10 lakh had been debited from her account. Shocked and devastated, the victim, who taught English at a reputed school, rushed to the police station to complain.

Senior police inspector Sunil Tonpe of the Sangvi police station tracked the money but found the accused had not transferred it to their bank account but had spent the money on buying items.

 A case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act has been registered.