Money lost through online scams recovered in Salem

The Cyber Crime Police, in January, recovered ₹ 2.30 lakh that people lost through online scams. Nedunchezian, a resident of Salem, in his complaint to the Cyber Crime Police stated that he received a

The Cyber Crime Police, in January, recovered ₹ 2.30 lakh that people lost through online scams.

Nedunchezian, a resident of Salem, in his complaint to the Cyber Crime Police stated that he received a text message that instructed him to update the KYC form of his bank or else the account would expire soon. He updated the details and provided the OTP and lost ₹ 1 lakh from his account. On investigation, the police found that miscreants had purchased gift vouchers on Flipkart using the money. The police contacted the Legal Department of the e-commerce site and the amount was returned to the complainant's bank account.

Similarly, another complainant lost ₹ 68,000 from his bank account and it was used by miscreants to buy gift vouchers on Amazon. The money was recovered by the police.