Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli has been duped of Rs 1 lakh by cyber fraudsters following which a case was registered in Bandra police station, an official confirmed on Thursday. According to the fraudster posing as the representative of a well known bank called up Kambli and shared a link with him, which the latter downloaded resulting in Rs 1.14 lakh getting withdrawn from his account. Follow more such news on InsideSport.In.
Vinod Kambli duped of Rs 1 lakh: ‘Unfortunate that fraud crimes are on rise’, says former cricketer
A case under section 420 (cheating) of IPC and provisions of Information Technology Act was registered and Bandra Police with the help of cyber police and the bank acted swiftly and managed to reverse the money back to his account.
“The incident transpired on December 03. It is really unfortunate that fraud crimes are on the rise. We have been refunded our money but in many cases most are not able to trace such scammers and frauds. I’m really happy with the support extended from the police and completely supporting them for further investigations in order to put a stop to such crime and criminals and create an awareness is all I can do as a responsible citizen of our country,” Kambli told TOI in his statement.
Mumbai: An FIR registered at Bandra Police Station, against unidentified person, based on a complaint by former cricketer Vinod Kambli of being duped of Rs 1,13,998 on the pretext of KYC update.
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Kambli played 17 Test matches and 104 ODIs for India, scoring 1,084 and 2,477 runs in the format. In a prolific first-class career the former southpaw scored 9.965 runs with 35 and 44 fifties. Vinod Kambli last represented India in 2000.
Vinod Kambli duped of Rs 1 lakh: ‘Unfortunate that fraud crimes are on rise’, says former cricketer