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Former MLA J.R Lobo loses Rs 50k in fraud transaction


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Mangaluru, July 07, 2018: Some unidentified fraudsters have cheated former MLA J R Lobo and withdrew Rs 50,000 from his bank account.

MLA J R Lobo.jLobo received a call from a man who claimed that he is calling from the bank and sought his details for the upgradation of his ATM card. Lobo gave the details. Subsequently, the caller called Lobo two more times seeking more details. By the time Lobo realised that he has been cheated, the caller had withdrawn Rs 50,000 from his bank account. A case has been registered in Kadri police station in this regard.

Another debit card fraud : A case has been registered at the cyber crime police station which states that unknown person convinced the victim that they were from Bajaj finance, secured the victims debit card number and made off with 17,300 rupees.

Dev Kunder received a message on his mobile with a link to Bajaj finance website where a telephone number was found. When he called this number, he was asked for his debit card number. Dev Kunder believed that he was speaking with Bajaj finance and provided his debit card number. Immediately the money from his account was debited.

Dev Kunder’s wife Divya, submitted the complaint to the cyber crime police station in this regard.