Over ₹4.09 lakh was debited from the bank account of a 36-year-old man from Hyderabad after he clicked on an APK link sent by a fraudster claiming to provide subsidised loans under the Prime Minister’s Kisan Yojana. The victim’s phone was hacked, and transactions were allowed through OTP access.

Following a complaint by the victim, the Hyderabad cybercrime police booked a case. According to the police, the victim received a message from an unknown person who claimed to be a representative of the Prime Minister’s Kisan Yojana.

The fraudster sent the victim an APK link for subsidy loans under the scheme. Minutes after the victim clicked on the link, his phone was hacked, and several transactions were automatically approved from his two credit cards.

Though the victim called ICICI and IDFC Bank customer care and flagged the issue, ₹4.07 lakh was debited from his cards.