On Monday, an elderly woman, Chanchal Srivastava, arrived at PNB Bank at 1:30 pm and asked the bank staff to transfer ₹1.2 crore (12 million rupees) to an account. Suspicious, the front office staff informed Chief Manager Vipin Kumar.

Prayagraj: Cyber ​​fraud cases are rapidly increasing. Cyber ​​fraudsters often target elderly people. One such shocking incident came to light in Prayagraj district, where an elderly woman was digitally arrested. However, thanks to the presence of mind of a bank employee, the woman narrowly escaped being targeted. The alertness of the manager and staff of the PNB Bank Civil Lines branch saved the elderly woman's hard-earned money.

On Monday, an elderly woman, Chanchal Srivastava, arrived at PNB Bank at 1:30 pm to transfer Rs 1.2 crore (12 million rupees)
She asked the bank staff to transfer Rs 1.2 crore (12 million rupees) to an account. Suspicious, front office staff informed Chief Manager Vipin Kumar. The Chief Manager also spoke with the woman.

The bank manager had the accounts checked for fraud.
Suspecting fraud, the chief manager sent an employee to Kotak Mahindra Bank. The account the woman wanted to send the money to was a current account opened in October. This account was located in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The chief manager also enlisted the help of the Cyber ​​Crime Police Station. The elderly woman was kept on edge by bank officials and Cyber ​​Crime Police until late in the evening, after which the bank manager spoke to the elderly woman's son living abroad.

The bank manager saved the old woman's money.
Despite breaking her FD, the bank manager did not transfer the money to the cyber fraudsters' account. This saved the old woman's hard-earned money. The old woman, Chanchal Srivastava, was a retired teacher. She had Rs 1 crore 27 lakh deposited in her savings, FD and senior citizen bank account. It is suspected that the cyber fraudsters had digitally arrested her by threatening her with income tax.

Cyber ​​fraud was prevented due to alertness.
Although the woman has not yet provided any concrete information regarding the digital arrest, her life savings were saved due to the alertness of the bank employees and officials. PNB Zonal General Manager Deepak Singh also praised his officers and employees. He said that RBI and PNB have guidelines regarding withdrawals of large amounts. By following these guidelines, the woman customer was saved from becoming a victim of cyber fraud.

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