Mumbai: 24-year-old chartered accountant duped online, 2.25 lakh rupees defrauded

Maharashtra : A 24-year-old chartered accountant lost Rs 2.25 lakh in an online fraud. This fraud was done on the pretext of distributing bonuses to new account holders of Axis Bank. According to the police, the complainant Neha P. is a resident of Borivali West and a chartered accountant by profession. She had recently started working in a private company in Bandra West, where employees had to open an account in Axis Bank. Under this, Neha’s savings account was opened in Axis Bank. After opening the account, she received a message claiming that the bank was offering attractive bonuses to new account holders. However, she did not actually receive any bonus. In response, she contacted the bank through its official email and began correspondence.