A resident of Muzaffarpur, Bihar fell victim to a sophisticated remote access application scam that resulted in the loss of ₹3.5 lakh from his bank account. The cybercrime incident occurred when the victim was searching online for courier service assistance and discovered what appeared to be a legitimate customer support contact number through Google search results.
Scam operation
The fraudsters posed as courier service agents and initiated contact with the unsuspecting victim. During the conversation, the criminals convinced the man to download and install a remote access application on his mobile device, claiming it would help resolve his delivery-related issues. Once the victim granted remote access permissions to the application, the cybercriminals gained complete control over his smartphone and banking applications .
Financial impact
Within minutes of installing the malicious remote
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