Private firm employee and Home Maker duped by cyber fraudster using AEPS system

Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar

Two more cases related to Aadhar Enabled Payment system,has been reported in North Division cyber crime police station on Saturday.

Harish Nayak M, 28,a private firm employee from Rajajinagar complained to the police that Rs.10,000 has been withdrawn from his account using AEPS system on Friday .

Meanwhile Geetha K,a home maker from Laggere said that Rs.3,800 has been withdrawn on November 20 using AEPS.

She came to know on Saturday while checking bank statement and realized unauthorized transaction.I have not share my PIN or bank details with anyone “, she told the police.

It may be recalled the Northeast cyber crime police have arrested two men from Bihar running the AEPS racket in the city.

Over 120 cases related to this scam has been registered in the city alone .

The accused Mohammed Parvez Ezdani Ansari,26,and Abuzar Shamim Akthar,arrested by the police were working as data entry operator, had stolen the victims’ biometric details from the government’s Kaveri 2.0 portal (department of stamps and registration)to steal the money through the micro ATM system.