Published 01:38 IST, December 11th 2023
83-year-old gets KYC update call, gets defrauded of ₹2.5 lakh after handing over phone to grandson
A 83-year-old man from Kolkata fell victim to a online social engineering attack losing his entire life savings to the tune of ₹2.5 lakh.
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Sinha handed over the call to his 11-year old grandson to share the information, under the assumption he would be able to navigate the online procedure with more ease than himself | Image:
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00:32 IST, December 11th 2023