An Army officer posted at the Army Centre of Education in Pachmarhi and a college student in Makhan Nagar have reported separate cyber fraud incidents in Narmadapuram district, with money allegedly withdrawn from their bank accounts after deceptive messages and mobile compromise.
In the first case, the Army officer received a mobile message on July 30 claiming that an electricity bill was pending, although no such bill was due. After calling the number mentioned in the message, he was allegedly told that a link would be sent to him and that he needed to update the payment status.
Fake Electricity Bill Message Leads to Fraud
According to the complaint, the caller instructed the officer to click on a link and update that the electricity bill had been paid. Soon after the officer opened the link, he received an alert indicating that money had been withdrawn from his bank account.
The officer immediately informed his bank and lodged a complaint with the police. After an inquiry by the cyber cell, a case was registered at Pachmarhi police station against an unidentified accused.
The incident is one of several cyber fraud cases being reported in the district in which victims are allegedly being targeted through deceptive mobile messages and links.
Student Finds ₹46,000 Missing After Phone Is Hacked
A separate cyber fraud complaint was lodged at Makhan Nagar police station by a college student. The complainant told police that his mobile phone was suddenly hacked on the evening of August 2.
According to the complaint, after the phone was restarted, all applications had disappeared from the device. The student then installed the PhonePe application again and checked his bank balance, only to discover that ₹46,000 had already been withdrawn.
The screenshots do not specify how the phone was compromised or the exact method used to remove the money from the account.
The complaint adds to a growing number of cyber fraud cases involving different categories of victims, including students, elderly people, government officials and farmers.
More Than 12 Cyber Fraud Cases Reported in a Week
The report states that despite awareness campaigns being conducted by police through plays, slogans and other outreach activities, cyber fraudsters continue to target people through different methods.
Between July 1 and July 7, more than 12 cyber fraud cases were registered across police stations in the district, according to the information in the screenshots.
During this period, more than ₹5 lakh was allegedly withdrawn from victims’ bank accounts through cyber fraud.
The cases underline the continuing use of deceptive messages, suspicious links and mobile-related fraud techniques to target bank customers. Police have been conducting awareness campaigns to warn people about such scams, while investigations into the reported cases continue.
