Online bank fraud: Panchayat chief lost thousands of rupees on online fraud trap

Vaishali Nag: Despite repeated warnings, people still fall into the trap of fraudsters. Gram panchayat vice- chief is a victim of online fraud. He lost 16,700 thousand taka as a victim of fraud.

Vinay Krishna Ghosh, panchayat upapradhan , Sahebganj, Bhatar, East Burdwan, has fallen victim to an online fraud cycle. He was busy with office work on Tuesday afternoon. At that time, he received a call on his mobile from an unknown number with the identity of the gas agency. It is asked to share the bank account in the name of depositing the gas subsidy money in the bank. He shared the bank account number without realizing it. Also the OTP number. Immediately, he received a message on his mobile that 16,700 rupees had been deducted from his account. After that, Binay Babu's eyes caught fire. He realizes that he is the victim of a fraud cycle. He quickly went to Bhata police station.

Although the police administration has repeatedly given awareness messages to the general public about the fraud cycle, many people are being cheated due to carelessness. Vinay Krishna Ghosh, head of village panchayat No. 2, Sahebganj, also fell in the trap of online fraudsters. Several thousand rupees were lost due to his carelessness.