"Uno reverse" : Gurgaon Engineer’s Witty Response to HDFC Scam Caller Goes Viral

Viral: A software engineer from Gurgaon recently shared his interaction with a scammer on X (formerly Twitter). The scammer had initially contacted him, posing as a representative of HDFC Bank.

Gaurav Sharan received an SMS stating that his HDFC Bank account had been disabled and that he needed to update his PAN (Permanent Account Number) by clicking a link provided in the message.

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Here’s a look at the conversation:

As a senior analyst at a top private firm, Sharan immediately recognized the message as a scam and replied wittily to the fraudster.

"Okay bhaiya," he responded. "Just now open the link and update your pan No. (sic)," the scammer instructed.

Sharan then replied, "Easy to find it is a scamming website. I am a software engineer, I can help you redesign the page." He added that for ₹20,000, he could help them "redesign (the page) exactly like the HDFC netbanking site."

Surprised by Sharan's response, the scammer asked him to send a sample via SMS.

"Lesson: Never mess with a developer," Sharan posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, sharing screenshots of his conversation with the fraudster.

The post went viral, crossing over 40.7K views on social media and drawing numerous humorous comments. One user wrote, “Reverse scam—Uno reverse,” while another added, “Hats off to the developer” .