These are the 28 WhatsApp numbers that can drain your account by asking for OTP by pretending to be a bank employee
These are the 28 WhatsApp numbers that can drain your account by asking for OTP by pretending to be a bank employee
A gang that defrauded the public by stealing OTP and password under the pretext of updating KYC by posing as a bank employee has been arrested. Those arrested include Abhay Tiwari, Vidya Sagar Kewat, Jai Kumar Kewat and Kuber Thapa. The Cyber Bureau has stated that they have been taken into custody and the investigation process has been taken forward.
According to the bureau, during the initial investigation, the accused have admitted that they used to contact the public through WhatsApp and phone and deceive them by saying, "I am a bank employee, you need to update your KYC, otherwise the bank account will be closed." After that, they used to drain the money by getting the mobile banking password and OTP from the mobile by sharing the screen on the mobile and gaining unauthorized access to the bank account.
During the investigation, it was found that 28 different numbers from the mobile and SIM cards recovered from the accused were used in the crime, informed the bureau's spokesperson, Superintendent of Police Dilip Kumar Giri.
If you have been contacted by a public number via phone, SMS or WhatsApp claiming to be an employee of a bank or financial institution and have requested KYC updates, OTP, passwords or screen shares, or if you have suffered financial loss, you are requested to file a complaint with the Cyber Bureau in Bhotahiti as soon as possible.
28 mobile/WhatsApp numbers used in the fraud:
1. 9706760531
2. 9705936843
3. 9747627632
4. 9747491283
5. 9744897482
6. 9716275622
7. 9761683857
8. 9811472637
9. 9802615034
10. 9813740278
11. 9810595593
12. 9705034167
13. 9705163834
14. 9705163836
15. 9743699829
16. 9743699840
17. 9747617138
18. 9747617147
19. 9747627633
20. 9747491284
21. 9744897481
22. 9744852506
23. 9745857120
24. 9716990188
25. 9716986328
26. 9702602446
27. 9714013637
28. 9849474529
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