A pharmacy store owner was duped to the tune of Rs 90,200 in the name of updating e-wallet Bharat Pe at Gehukheda; a case was registered by Kolar police.
The victim Lalit Gaur operates a Pharmacy store in Gehukheda and in the evening on June 17 a man came and introduced himself as an employee of Bharat Pe and informed that his e-wallet Bharat Pe requires to be updated and took his mobile phone updated and left the shop.
The victim later found that Rs 90200 had been transferred to another bank account. The accused generated OTP for the fraud and used to transfer money.
Victim approached Cyber cell Bhopal and lodged a complaint regarding the fraud. Based on the complaint a case of Zero FIR was registered and the case was transferred to Kolar police.
Police said that in cases of cyber crime the accused contact victims online but in this case the accused visited the victim and cheated using his mobile phone.
The bank account details in which the money was transferred would be investigated. Identity of the accused would be established using the CCTV cameras installed in the area and nearby areas.
Victim claimed that he had never met the accused and never seen him in the area. He was not aware that e-wallet updates are not made by visiting the store physically by company which made him an easy target.