New Delhi: Jamtara is a popular web-series on the subject of cyber crime. This is a real story based on ‘Jamtara’, a tribal district of Jharkhand. The popular show appeared to show how most teens and young adults were involved in cybercrime by sending fraudulent calls and messages to siphon money out of accounts across the country. The nexus was so deeply entrenched throughout the district that it lured teenagers and young adults in the name of huge money grabs and embezzlement of hundreds of thousands and lakhs.
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In a new case like Jamtara, a group allegedly duped the director of a security services firm and looted Rs 50 lakh through fraudulent transfers. As per reports, the scammers did the transfer without asking for the One Time Password (OTP). By giving repeated missed calls on his mobile, 50 lakh rupees were fraudulently withdrawn.
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This incident happened on 10 October. Between 7 to 8:44 pm, the director of a security services company made a missed call. He answered some calls and disregarded others. He checked his phone to see if there was any RTGS transaction close to Rs 50 lakh. Target receives several texts from the bank detailing the transaction. A series of fraudulent RTGS transactions of over Rs 50 lakh were made from the current account of a man’s company.