Siliguri, 15th December: A woman lost 44 thousand rupees after falling prey to a phone call scam, on Tuesday morning.
It has been learned that Priyanka Prasad received a call from an unknown number and was asked to make an online recharge of 11 rupees to resume services of her phone number.
Accordingly, she made a quick recharge using her ATM card. Following this, she was asked to download an app named ’Quick Support’. After downloading this app, a total of 44 thousand rupees was deducted from her bank account.
The victim then approached the administration and lodged a written complaint at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station.