Bhubaneswar, : An engineering student lost Rs 61,000 to cyber fraudsters buying Bluetooth headphones online in Odisha capital, police said on Thursday.
The victim, Pawan Singh, has filed a complaint in this regard at the cyber help desk.
According to Pawan, his family had deposited the college fees in his bank account.
On Wednesday morning, he came across an advertisement on Facebook. The shopping site was offering branded Bluetooth headphones at Rs 100. Lured by the advertisement, Pawan placed an order for three Bluetooth headphones using his debit card, to be delivered within seven days.
He received an OTP for the transaction. However, Rs 61,000 was debited from his account in three phases soon after he typed the OTP. Following this, Pawan contacted the customer care number that was switched off.
