Chandigarh: Cyber fraudsters allegedly duped a Sector 51 resident of over Rs 7.56 lakh on the pretext of completing documentation for a piped gas connection. The cybercrime police are investigating the case and no arrests have been made so far.In her complaint, Sudesh Singh said she maintains a savings account with ICICI Bank’s Sector 35-C branch and was also issued a credit card, though she claimed she had never applied for one.According to the complaint, on June 25, her husband received a call from a man claiming to be a representative of Adani Gas. The caller alleged that documentation related to their gas pipeline connection was incomplete and needed to be completed urgently.As the call quality was poor, the caller sought another mobile number to complete the formalities through a video call, which was provided to him. The fraudster later contacted them on WhatsApp and asked them to pay Rs 1 through a QR code to process the documentation.When her husband was unable to make the payment due to a technical issue, the fraudster sent another QR code to Singh’s phone. A payment of Rs 1 was subsequently made through the Paytm app using her UPI ID.On June 30, Singh received a credit card from the bank. The card was activated a few days later but was never used by her, she said.On July 6, while checking her email, Singh noticed alerts regarding two transactions worth Rs 48,870 and Rs 49,000 on the credit card. Claiming these were unauthorised, her husband immediately contacted the bank’s customer care and reported the matter.On reviewing her savings account, she also found an unauthorised UPI transaction of Rs 2 lakh that remained unprocessed as it had not been confirmed. Further scrutiny revealed multiple fraudulent transactions amounting to Rs 7,56,532.Following the complaint, the cyber police station in Sector 17 registered a case against unidentified persons and launched an investigation. Police said they are tracing the money trail and examining transaction details to identify the accused.
