MUMBAI: Bollywood actor-producer Aftab Shivdasani lost Rs 1.5 lakh from his banking account after he clicked on a link to update Know Your Customer (KYC) details. The link was a fraudulent one and the money was siphoned from Shivdasani’s savings account at around 5.01pm on Sunday.
Bandra police who registered a case on Monday said the actor had fallen prey to KYC fraud on receiving a message that said his banking account would be suspended for not updating his PAN card details. Shivdasani was at his Bandra (West) home when he received the message that read, “Dear account user your account will be suspended today, please update PAN card details immediately. Click on the link below: http://biolinkin.co/ELisP. ” The cyber wing of the Bandra police is probing the case. “The cyber team has sought details from the bank. Also, a process has been initiated through the bank to freeze the account to which the money got credited,” said senior inspector Sanjay Marathe. The actor followed the message instructions in which he was asked to update his KYC details. As soon as the actor clicked on the link, he received a call from an unknown person claiming to be from the bank and asked to enter the bank’s M-Pin. Shivdasani declined to comment on TOI’s text messages on Tuesday.
In the complaint, Shivdasani said, “I was at my home when I received the message asking to update my PAN card details, failing which my account will be suspended. I clicked on the link and soon I received a call from a person claiming to be from the bank and asked me to provide my banking M-Pin.” A police officer said the fraudulent fund transfer for Rs 1,49,999 was done immediately after the caller received the M-Pin from the actor.
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Bandra police who registered a case on Monday said the actor had fallen prey to KYC fraud on receiving a message that said his banking account would be suspended for not updating his PAN card details. Shivdasani was at his Bandra (West) home when he received the message that read, “Dear account user your account will be suspended today, please update PAN card details immediately. Click on the link below: http://biolinkin.co/ELisP. ” The cyber wing of the Bandra police is probing the case. “The cyber team has sought details from the bank. Also, a process has been initiated through the bank to freeze the account to which the money got credited,” said senior inspector Sanjay Marathe. The actor followed the message instructions in which he was asked to update his KYC details. As soon as the actor clicked on the link, he received a call from an unknown person claiming to be from the bank and asked to enter the bank’s M-Pin. Shivdasani declined to comment on TOI’s text messages on Tuesday.
In the complaint, Shivdasani said, “I was at my home when I received the message asking to update my PAN card details, failing which my account will be suspended. I clicked on the link and soon I received a call from a person claiming to be from the bank and asked me to provide my banking M-Pin.” A police officer said the fraudulent fund transfer for Rs 1,49,999 was done immediately after the caller received the M-Pin from the actor.
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Actor Aftab Shivdasani fell victim to cyber fraud and lost Rs 1.50 lakh after receiving a text message asking him to update his KYC details. Shivdasani clicked on the link provided in the message, following which a sum of Rs 1,49,999 was debited from his account. He lodged a complaint with the police and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act. This incident follows similar cases involving celebrities like Ayesha Shroff and Annu Kapoor.
Actor Aftab Shivdasani fell victim to cyber fraud and lost Rs 1.50 lakh after receiving a text message asking him to update his KYC details. Shivdasani clicked on the link provided in the message, following which a sum of Rs 1,49,999 was debited from his account. He lodged a complaint with the police and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act. This incident follows similar cases involving celebrities like Ayesha Shroff and Annu Kapoor.
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