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A 32-year-old man in Nagpur in Maharashtra has misplaced Rs 1.81 lakh moments after he shared the OTP for buying medicines online over the cellphone, police stated on Tuesday. The sufferer, a resident of Parate Nagar, had visited a medical store on Sunday night to buy some medicines, however could not get them.
“He returned his home and started searching for medicines online when he received a call from an unidentified person who told him that he would deliver the medicines at his house. Presuming him to be a genuine medicine supplier, the victim shared his credit card number and the OTP received on his mobile phone with the caller. Within half an hour, the fraudster withdrew Rs 1,81,470 from the victim’s bank account,” an official stated.
A case was registered on Tuesday below part 420 of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, he added.
