Phishing scam: Man who swindled Rs 10L arrested from Noida

KOCHI: The police on Saturday arrested a 28-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh who swindled Rs 10 lakh from a Mattancherry native using an SMS with a link to a malicious app. The arrested is Dheeraj Giri.

The police said the victim received an SMS on his mobile phone on October 31, containing a link which installed an APK (Android Package Kit) file. The APK file was a malicious app which gained access to mobile banking apps and OTPs.