PUNE: A woman claiming to be a call centre executive allegedly duped a Pimple Saudagar-based human resource (HR) manager of Rs8. 67 lakh on Tuesday afternoon.
The 42-year-old woman, the victim, told police in her complaint on Wednesday that the telecaller told her that she had not paid the annual charges for her credit card. The caller said her card could be blocked.
“The caller asked the victim to share the details of her two bank accounts, along with the credit card, so that she can facilitate the payment process in case the victim was busy with her work,” said inspector Sunil Tambe of the Sangvi police.
“Instead of verifying the call details, the victim shared her bank and card details. Soon after, in seven transactions, the cheat siphoned off Rs8. 67 lakh from her bank accounts,” said Tambe, adding, “The victim also shared OTPs with the caller. ”
A preliminary probe revealed that the telecaller made the calls to the victim from Gurugram in Haryana. “We also believe that the caller knew some details of the victim’s credit card, thus, she initiated talks with her under the guise of a call centre executive,” he said.
Police have registered the case of cheating against the suspect and also invoked provisions of the Information Technology Act.
