Hyderabad : Cybercrime police helped two victims recover money lost to fraudsters consecutively after they reported the fraud during the peak golden hour.

The first victim, a 26-year-old software engineer from Yousufguda, received a fake WhatsApp message on December 5, demanding a Rs 1,000 traffic fine.

A link to download an APK file titled “M-Parivahan” was used to steal One Time Passwords (OTPs).

The fraudsters used the OTP access and made transactions worth Rs 5,23,125.

The victim immediately called the cybercrime helpline 1930 and filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, after which notices were sent to ICICI Bank and Amazon Pay to halt or reverse transactions.

Police recovered the entire amount of Rs 5.23 lakhs and transferred it back to the victim.

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