New Delhi: Two women were duped of approximately Rs 4 lakh under the pretext of “gas bill payment update” in Mumbai’s Dombivli. The women received a call from cyber scammers who threatened to disconnect their gas connection over bill payments.

In the first instance, scammers threatened a woman that her gas connection would be disconnected and sent her an e-challan of Rs 10. The moment the woman clicked on the link, the scammers withdrew Rs 2.99 lakh from her bank account.

In the second case, a 56-year-old woman was sent a link under the pretext of updating her gas line booking. As soon as she clicked on the link, the scammers gained access to her banking details and withdrew Rs 1 lakh.

Both victims reside in the Sunilnagar area of ​​Dombivli East. A case has been registered against unidentified accused persons at the Ramnagar Police Station, and the police are currently conducting further investigations.

As per the complaint, the fraudsters sent them a message claiming that their Mahanagar Gas bill payment was pending and if the dues were not cleared immediately, the gas connection to their house would be disconnected.

After receiving the message, they called the number and told the scammers that the payment had already been made. However, the scammers said that it was not reflecting in the office records and asked them to complete an online verification process to update the payment status, and sent a link. Upon clicking the link and entering their credit and debit card details, the fraudsters withdrew money from their account.