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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, an 80-year-old bookstore owner in Delhi’s Connaught Place was duped of over Rs 15 lakh by a cyber-fraudster impersonating an official of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), police said on Friday.
The incident took place on June 16 when the victim received a WhatsApp call from an individual claiming to be an NDMC official. The caller claimed that the electricity bill for the shop had not been paid for a long time and warned that the electricity connection would be cut within 30 minutes unless payment was made immediately.
According to the police, the caller sent the victim a link for an invoice of Rs 12 and instructed him to clear the dues urgently. In a state of panic, the victim followed the instructions and entered his bank credit card details.
Soon after submitting the information, the victim began receiving multiple transaction alerts indicating unauthorized debits from his account, amounting to approximately Rs 15.45 lakh.
Realizing he had been defrauded, the victim contacted his bank to freeze his credit card and account, police said.
A complaint has been registered at Connaught Place police station on June 17 in this matter.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
