By- Srishti Verma
A 35-year-old Delhi-based woman, lost an lakhs from her bank account when she became the victim of the ‘SIM Swap scam’ after receiving three calls on her phone.
This unusual scam involves a con artist using dishonest methods to obtain your cloned SIM card, which they then use to access your bank accounts and other information.
Here’s How The SIM Swap Scam Works:
The woman reportedly received three missed calls from a number but never returned the calls.
Shortly after, she received text messages stating that her bank account was debited. The concerning part is that the woman never disclosed any OTP or personal details to anyone, yet she lost the money.
The lawyer reported the incident to the authorities and informed them that she had lost lakhs of rupees.
She also confirmed that she received three calls in total and when she tried to call back using another number, she was informed it was for a courier delivery.
Police officer revealed that during the investigation, it was found that the woman had an unusual browsing history, and had websites that she did not visit. Additionally, she received phishing links and other UPI registration texts as well.
All things considered, the primary objective of SIM Swap scammers in this scam is to obtain personal data, which they can use in collaboration with someone from a mobile network to obtain a duplicate SIM.