Chennai cop clicks link in official group, loses Rs 1 lakh
CHENNAI: A 44-year-old traffic constable attached to the Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) allegedly lost Rs 1.22 lakh after clicking a phishing link that he received on a WhatsApp group of traffic police personnel, on August 16. A case has been registered and an inquiry is underway to trace the fraudster.
The victim Mukesh (name changed) was a head constable in the traffic enforcement wing. On August 16, he received a message on the official WhatsApp group with a link to a mobile application called “RTO.” Mukesh closed the application after clicking on it but later in the night, Rs 10,000 was debited from his account which he thought to be an EMI deduction.
