A 71-year-old woman in Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while trying to place an online order for a litre of milk, police said on Saturday.
The woman, a resident of Wadala,
reportedly lost her entire savings within two days earlier this month after falling victim to an online fraud, an officer said.
According to the complaint, on August 4, she received a call from a man who introduced himself as “Deepak,” claiming to be an executive of a milk company.
He sent her a link on her phone and instructed her to fill in her details to complete the order.
“She was asked to click on the link while staying on the call and follow instructions. The call lasted for over an hour before she hung up,” the official said.
The following day, the same caller allegedly contacted her again and extracted additional information.
Days later, during a visit to her bank, the woman discovered that Rs 1.7 lakh had been withdrawn from one of her accounts.
On checking her other two accounts, she found they too had been wiped out. In total, Rs 18.5 lakh was siphoned off.
Investigators believe the fraudster gained remote access to the woman’s phone once she clicked on the malicious link.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, the police said.
