Airlines
Man dials airline customer care number, loses Rs 1.49 lakh
A man in Lucknow allegedly lost Rs. 1.49 lakhs in an internet scam when he called the customer service line to inquire about a cancelled flight.
This is the tenth incident in which the victim was tricked after dialling a customer service number from the search engine in the last three months.
On January 9, victim Amit Gupta had to take a trip from Mumbai to Lucknow, however, the flight was ultimately cancelled. To find out more, Gupta called the customer service line. He afterwards received a call from an unknown mobile number. Gupta was instructed to download the Anydesk app by the caller.
Then he was questioned about a few details. The money was taken from his account a short while later. A police inquiry is underway after Gupta filed a complaint.
