Ahmedabad: A 40-year-old man from the city’s Shahpur district on Wednesday filed a complaint with the police alleging that a stranger had cheated on him by Rs 1.50 lakh by accessing his phone remotely and withdrawing money after the complainant approached him to inquire about his credit card.
Sadiq Shaikh, 40, who works for an auto company in Khanpur, said he applied for a credit card from a private bank about two months ago.
Since he hadn’t received his credit card for a long time, he tried to find the bank’s customer service number. He found a contact number and called him. The person on the other end of the phone introduced himself as a bank clerk.
Shaikh told him that he had not received his credit card, after which the person told him to download an app on his cell phone. On the instructions of the accused, Sheikh gave his bank details.
When speaking to the person, Shaikh discovered that Rs 1.50 lakh had been deducted from his bank account. The accused then cut the call and Shaikh, when he tried to call him, did not answer the call.
He later approached the cybercrime police with a request for a complaint.
Shahpur Police on Wednesday filed a cheating complaint as well as charges under the Information Technology Act against the unknown accused.