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Calls Posing as Customer Care, Fraud in the Name of Credit Card KYC: File Sent via WhatsApp and Downloaded; Police Secured Refund of Rs 1.11 Lakh

Summary by Dainik Bhaskar
A cyber fraudster called a person posing as a credit card customer care employee and said that his credit card would be blocked if he failed to update his KYC. He then sent an APK file via WhatsApp, asking him to download and install it. As soon as the victim did so, the fraudsters made a transaction of ₹1,11,953 from his credit card. Upon receiving the message about the amount being deducted, the victim filed a complaint with the cyber police s…
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A cyber fraudster called a person posing as a credit card customer care employee and said that his credit card would be blocked if he failed to update his KYC. He then sent an APK file via WhatsApp, asking him to download and install it. As soon as the victim did so, the fraudsters made a transaction of ₹1,11,953 from his credit card. Upon receiving the message about the amount being deducted, the victim filed a complaint with the cyber police s…

·Bhopal, India
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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