Cyber Crime Wing unearths e-SIM fraud
The Hindu
Four persons, who were nabbed in West Bengal, transferred ₹24 lakh from hospital account
The Cyber Crime Branch Police have unearthed a novel fraud using SIM cards and arrested four men from West Bengal who allegedly swindled ₹24 lakh from the bank account of a leading hospital a month ago.
A case was registered following a complaint lodged by the administrator of an eye hospital in the city alleging that the mobile number linked to the hospital bank account had gone inactive suddenly. He said ₹24 lakh transferred from the account without his knowledge.
A special team took up investigation and analysed the bank accounts and mobile phone records. It was found that the accused had hacked the email ID of the hospital and obtained details. Then the suspects obtained a SIM card through online method using credentials from the e-mail.
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