Cybercriminals duped about eighty-four thousand rupees from two persons under Chandrapura police station in Bokaro district on Thursday, said poilce.
Rajeev Kumar Jha and Hari Krishna were cheated about Rs 84 thousand; fraudulently withdrawn after the used to click links for cashback of Rs 5000 on PhonePay account.
A Case has been filed at Chandrapura Police station and police are investigating into the matter.
According to the FIR Rajeev received a call for Rs 5000 cashback if he will be made a transaction through PhonePay. The caller told him to click a link sent into his message box. As soon as Rajeev clicked the link Rs 17,490 was deducted from his bank account.
Similarly, Hari Krishna got a call and the caller asked him to click a few steps on his PhonePay account and suddenly Rs 64,998 has been deducted from his bank account.
"We are investigating the matter but people should be aware too," said OC of Chandrapura police station.