Surat: A 37-year-old man from the Ashwini Kumar area of Surat named Hitesh Vamaja was cheated of Rs 2.33 lakh by cyber fraudsters, who allegedly duped him in the name of issuing a replacement credit card with an increased limit.According to the complaint lodged by Vamaja at the Ashwini Kumar police station, the incident took place between Sept 7 and 8. He saw a credit card offer on Facebook and applied for the same. The next day, the complainant received a call from an unidentified person claiming to represent ICICI Bank’s credit card department. The caller allegedly sent him a link through WhatsApp and persuaded him to apply for a new credit card, offering a card with a limit of Rs 4 lakh, which would have been an upgrade over the previously held SBI credit card with a limit of Rs 3.15 lakh.The fraudster then allegedly sought details related to the complainant’s credit card and PAN card. By exploiting the information, the accused carried out multiple unauthorised transactions from the victim’s SBI credit card.The complainant discovered that transactions worth Rs 2.33 lakh had been made without his knowledge or consent. The amount was withdrawn through several transactions of Rs 50,000, Rs 80,000, Rs 50,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 3,000.After realising that he had been cheated, the victim approached the cyber helpline on 1930 and filed a complaint. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
