Pune pensioner loses over four lakh rupees in pension card scam
A 70-year-old man in Pune lost 4.81 lakh rupees after following instructions in a fraudulent WhatsApp message offering pension card registration.
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A 70-year-old resident of Pashan in Pune lost 4.81 lakh rupees in a pension card scam, The420.in and The Hawk both reported. Dilip Eknath Waikar received a WhatsApp message between September 8 and September 9 regarding pension card registration. According to The420.in, he was instructed to open the message and provide his bank details to complete the registration process. [1][2]
After following the instructions, Waikar discovered that 4.81 lakh rupees had been unauthorizedly withdrawn from his bank account, according to The420.in. The outlet reported that a separate Facebook scam also cost another pensioner 5 lakh rupees. [1]
WhatsApp is an instant messaging service owned by Meta Platforms that requires a cellular mobile telephone number to register. In India, digital financial crimes also include digital arrest scams, where perpetrators impersonate government agencies, law enforcement, or banks to coerce victims into transferring money or revealing financial credentials. [3][5]
In short
- Dilip Eknath Waikar lost 4.81 lakh rupees in a pension card fraud in Pune.
- The fraudulent message was sent to the victim via WhatsApp between September 8 and September 9.
- The victim was instructed to provide bank account details to complete a registration process.
- A separate Facebook scam targeted another pensioner for 5 lakh rupees.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Pension Card Scam: 70-Year-Old Pune Man Loses Lakhs to WhatsApp FraudThe420.in, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Pune: 70-year-old man duped of Rs 4.81 lakh in pension card fraudThe Hawk, 3h ago
Background
- [3]Digital arrest scam on Wikipedia
- [4]Aadhaar on Wikipedia
- [5]WhatsApp on Wikipedia
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