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Key Highlights Five transactions took place from two separate bank accounts of the victim and a total sum of Rs 90,946 was deducted The woman repeatedly insisted that she had not divulged any information regarding her bank accounts to anyone Two persons have been booked by the police under the provisions of the Information and Technology Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code

Pune: A 25-year-old software engineer, who had ordered a nail polish bottle worth Rs 388 from an online shopping website, allegedly fell prey to cyber crooks and lost nearly Rs 92,446 when she dialled the customer care digits for enquiring about the delay in the product’s delivery.

According to the police, the incident happened last year between December 17 and 30. On Saturday, the victim lodged an FIR against the fraudsters with the Wakad police. Two persons have been booked by the police under the provisions of the Information and Technology Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The Times of India reported that on December 17, the affected woman had placed an order for a nail paint bottle on an online shopping website by using an application on her smartphone. She transferred a small sum of Rs 388 to a private bank from her bank account.

Customer care executive asked for victim's mobile number

The promised delivery date of the product passed but she did not receive her order. She dialled the shopping website’s customer care number to enquire about the delay in delivery. The person possibly posing as a customer care executive for the said company told her over the phone that they have not received the payment for the product. Next, the executive assured the victim that her money will be returned and asked for her mobile number. The techie fell prey for the promise peddled by the crook and shared her contact number, police say.

Victim lost money

Minutes later, five transactions took place from two of her bank accounts and a total sum of Rs 90,946 was deducted. Later, a debit transaction of Rs 1,500 took place from her public sector bank account.

Victim share no bank account details

A police officer said that a sum of Rs 92,446 in total has been debited from the victim’s account and the money has been transferred to another account. The woman repeatedly insisted that she had not divulged any information regarding her bank accounts to anyone. The police investigation is underway.