<p>Bengaluru: A 22-year-old woman lost Rs 2.94 lakh after falling victim to an OTP scam, police officials said. </p>.<p>Based on a complaint by Sushma P (name changed), a college student in Central Bengaluru, the Central Crime, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) police have registered a case. </p>.<p>The FIR stated that the woman received a phone call on April 3 from suspects claiming to be representatives of ICICI Bank. Sushma was informed that the call was from the bank’s credit card department and that she needed to upgrade a “protection plan” on her card to safeguard it. </p>.Teacher loses Rs 5.03 lakh to online fraud in the name of trading.<p>Shortly after, the caller sent her a website link. Believing it to be genuine, she entered her credit card details and subsequently the OTP, unaware that she was being duped. </p>.<p>In multiple transactions, Rs 2.94 lakh was siphoned off from her credit card. When Sushma tried to call back, the number was found to be switched off.</p>.<p>The police have sought the bank’s assistance to trace the money trail, and further investigation is underway.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A 22-year-old woman lost Rs 2.94 lakh after falling victim to an OTP scam, police officials said. </p>.<p>Based on a complaint by Sushma P (name changed), a college student in Central Bengaluru, the Central Crime, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) police have registered a case. </p>.<p>The FIR stated that the woman received a phone call on April 3 from suspects claiming to be representatives of ICICI Bank. Sushma was informed that the call was from the bank’s credit card department and that she needed to upgrade a “protection plan” on her card to safeguard it. </p>.Teacher loses Rs 5.03 lakh to online fraud in the name of trading.<p>Shortly after, the caller sent her a website link. Believing it to be genuine, she entered her credit card details and subsequently the OTP, unaware that she was being duped. </p>.<p>In multiple transactions, Rs 2.94 lakh was siphoned off from her credit card. When Sushma tried to call back, the number was found to be switched off.</p>.<p>The police have sought the bank’s assistance to trace the money trail, and further investigation is underway.</p>
