“Goa Bank Officials Foil Cyber Fraudsters, Save Rs 1 Crore”
PANJIM: Alert bank officials saved two different customers from falling prey to cyber fraudsters in the state, revealed a police source.
The bank officials’ action has saved Rs one crore from losses.
The police official stated that timely intervention by alert bank officials in Goa helped save customers from transferring money to cyber fraudsters in two separate cases.
, The move of alert bank officials prevented losses of over Rs 1 crore, police informed.
The Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime) Mr Rahul Gupta praised the vigilante banking staff, noting that their actions played a crucial role in stopping further financial losses.
Ms Smita Rane, branch manager of Canara Bank, Chicalim, grew suspicious after a customer attempted to prematurely break a fixed deposit and later sought to sell gold under urgent circumstances. Upon questioning, the victim disclosed that she was being pressured by callers posing as officials, later identified as cyber fraudsters, in one case.
While in another incident, Mr Vinu Thomas, branch manager of HDFC Bank, Old Goa, intervened when a customer attempted to transfer a large sum of Rupees through RTGS.
After reviewing the account activity and counselling the customer, Mr Thomas helped expose an investment scam, preventing additional losses.
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