Santosh Jain, a resident of Sector 20 in Kharghar, told the police in his complaint that he received the call in November last year. Jain told officials he received a call from an unknown number and the person told him that his PayTM KYC is nearing its expiry. The scamster posed as a PayTM executive and told Jain that he could help him update his KYC if he wants to. At the end, the accused asked for the OTP to gain access to Jain’s phone using the remote access app. “Since he could access Jain’s phone due to the remote access app, he used the Google Pay app and transferred ₹76,000 from the complainant’s account.

Source: Hindustan Times February 19, 2020 19:29 UTC