Bengaluru techie loses Rs 2.32 lakh after clicking fake traffic challan link

Bengaluru: A software engineer in eastern Bengaluru lost Rs 2.32 lakh after entering his credit card details on a fake website to clear a non-existent traffic challan of Rs 500.

Whitefield Cybercrime Police registered an FIR on January 27 after a complaint from the 57-year-old victim.

The techie, from Whitefield, told police that on January 26, he received a text message claiming he had a pending traffic challan of Rs 500. The message included the link http://pasnahan.top/ins.

He clicked the link and a web page opened, seeking payment details to clear the Rs 500 fine. He entered his credit card information and soon Rs 2,32,272 was debited.

Realising he had been cheated, he approached the police.

A case was registered and an investigation is underway. Police reiterated they do not send such messages seeking clearance of challans.