Pune: Bank Staff at JM Road Falls for RTGS Scam, Rs 8.5 Lakh Transferred to Fraudsters Posing as Account Holders
Pune, 13th April 2026: Cyber fraudsters have duped a bank on Jangli Maharaj Road of Rs 8.5 lakh by posing as customers and misusing the RTGS facility. A woman employee of the bank has lodged a complaint with Shivajinagar police station, following which a case has been registered.
According to police, the complainant works at the bank’s Jangli Maharaj Road branch. Last month, she received a call from cyber fraudsters who claimed that funds were to be urgently transferred through RTGS but had not yet been processed. The fraudsters provided details of a bank account, posing as a genuine account holder, and convinced the employee to transfer Rs 8.5 lakh.
The fraud came to light when the actual account holder contacted the bank, stating that no such RTGS request had been made and questioning how such a large amount had been transferred from the account. Upon verification, the bank officials realised they had had been cheated.
In a separate incident, cyber criminals allegedly hacked the mobile number of a senior citizen and siphoned off Rs 7.96 lakh from his bank account. The victim, a resident of Kothrud, has filed a complaint with Alankar police station.
Police said the victim’s mobile number was linked to his bank account. The fraudsters sent him a malicious link, and after he clicked on it, they gained control of his mobile number and accessed his bank account, transferring the money. Further investigation is underway.
Police have urged citizens not to respond to unknown links or calls, warning that incidents of mobile hacking and bank fraud are on the rise.
