Online Fraud in Bangalore's KR Puram. New modus operandi by online fraudsters
Channel: I4U News
Date: 18/08/2021

Modus operandi is targeting kids who spend enormous time playing online games. Few online games require paid subscription and that's is the advantage for the fraudsters. There are a lot of games on Playstore to hack your phones. Few online games designed to get access to your SMS which actually exposes the OTPs you receive. 
A unique case of online fraud has come to light in Bangalore’s KR Puram, where a 46-year-old man, has alleged that online fraudsters, siphoned off Rs 4.8 lakh, from his bank account, after luring his minor son, with online games. A private firm employee and resident of Akshayanagar near KR Puram, said his 15-year-old son would play on with his mobile, and had downloaded an online game for the same. A suspect identified as Lakshmi Bai contacted his son online, and lured him to play more interesting online games. 
She allegedly asked his son to download more paid online games and began sending him links to make a payment for it. The boy had no idea about the fraud, and kept clicking the payment links.
The money was automatically deducted from the man’s account, and a total of Rs 4.8 lakh was withdrawn within no time.