In vishing cases, criminals make phone calls pretending to be calling from a bank, take the debit card details of unsuspecting victims and use those to make purchases. In vishing cases, criminals make phone calls pretending to be calling from a bank, take the debit card details of unsuspecting victims and use those to make purchases. A 34-year-old Kurla resident became the latest victim of ever-growing vishing cases in the city after she lost Rs 1.11 lakh through two of her debit cards. Not suspecting anything amiss since the caller had details of her account, she gave away the card details. But by the time she reached, two transactions of Rs 86,000 and Rs 25,000 had been carried,” the officer said.

Source: Indian Express August 09, 2017 20:15 UTC