<p>Bengaluru: Cyberfraudsters sent a bugged mobile phone to a senior citizen as a complimentary gift for his credit card and siphoned off Rs 2.8 crore from his account, the police said. </p>.<p>Rai, the 60-year-old victim, received a WhatsApp call in November 2024 from an unknown person, claiming to be a Citibank official. The fraudster claimed that a credit card was approved in Rai’s name and he had to change his current phone number to one from Airtel for further processing. Rai followed their instructions. </p>.<p>On December 1, the fraudsters sent a Redmi mobile phone worth Rs 10,000 to Rai’s Whitefield address. They contacted him again and instructed him to change his SIM to the mobile phone they had sent. </p>.Bengaluru wakes up to unseasonal rain; IMD predicts more showers across Karnataka.<p>"I switched my SIM card to the mobile phone they had sent on the same day. After that I didn’t receive any notifications from my bank,” Rai told the police. “When I checked with my bank, they said Rs 2.8 crore was debited." </p>.<p>An FIR has been filed at the Whitefield CEN police station under relevant sections of the IT Act. </p>.<p>Shivakumar Gunare, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Whitefield), said the case was being investigated and prima facie, it appeared that the fraudsters had cloned the mobile phone to steal the data. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Cyberfraudsters sent a bugged mobile phone to a senior citizen as a complimentary gift for his credit card and siphoned off Rs 2.8 crore from his account, the police said. </p>.<p>Rai, the 60-year-old victim, received a WhatsApp call in November 2024 from an unknown person, claiming to be a Citibank official. The fraudster claimed that a credit card was approved in Rai’s name and he had to change his current phone number to one from Airtel for further processing. Rai followed their instructions. </p>.<p>On December 1, the fraudsters sent a Redmi mobile phone worth Rs 10,000 to Rai’s Whitefield address. They contacted him again and instructed him to change his SIM to the mobile phone they had sent. </p>.Bengaluru wakes up to unseasonal rain; IMD predicts more showers across Karnataka.<p>"I switched my SIM card to the mobile phone they had sent on the same day. After that I didn’t receive any notifications from my bank,” Rai told the police. “When I checked with my bank, they said Rs 2.8 crore was debited." </p>.<p>An FIR has been filed at the Whitefield CEN police station under relevant sections of the IT Act. </p>.<p>Shivakumar Gunare, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Whitefield), said the case was being investigated and prima facie, it appeared that the fraudsters had cloned the mobile phone to steal the data. </p>
