Fraudsters swindle Rs 4.2 lakh from businessman using APK file

Belagavi: Cyberfraud cases are on the rise in Belagavi, with a businessman falling victim to an online scam. Suresh Marve allegedly lost Rs 4.2 lakh after clicking on an APK file sent by an unknown person posing as an official from a nationalised bank . Mistaking it for an important bank-related document, he opened the file, following which his mobile phone was illegally accessed. Within minutes, fraudsters transferred the money from his bank account. A complaint was lodged with the city's cybercrime police station, and the police registered a case and launched an investigation.Immediately after the incident came to light, a complaint was filed with the city cybercrime police station. Police have registered a case and are investigating.Police sources said that a technical analysis is under way to find out how the fraudsters obtained the account details. In recent days, there have been increasing cases of people being deceived via APK files or suspicious links in the names of banks, couriers and govt departments. Police have warned the public not to download or open such files.