35 crores came into the girl's account, when she got a letter from income tax, she broke into a sweat, she rushed to the police station..

Imagine, what if Rs 30-35 crore gets deposited in your account and you don't even know about it? If you get an income tax notice and come to know that this has happened... what will you do in such a situation? Maybe you will panic and go to the police. This is what happened to a girl from Mumbai.

This college student from Mumbai was surprised when instead of money disappearing from her bank account, transactions worth Rs 35 crore suddenly got recorded. The matter came to light when the Income Tax Department sent her a notice to pay GST on these transactions.

The student living in Malad West panicked after getting the notice and immediately reached the Malvani police station. She said that she is an ordinary student and she does not have any such money.

Investigation revealed that cyber thugs had opened a fake bank account in the name of the student using her documents. Ransomware received from online fraud was kept in it. Police have arrested two accused Abhishek Pandey and Akash Vishwakarma from Kandivali and Borivali in this case.

According to the police, both the accused used to take documents like PAN cards, and Aadhar cards from unemployed youth by luring them with the promise of jobs and opening fake accounts. So far, accounts have been opened in the name of 10-12 people and the amount of cyber fraud has been deposited in them. Police investigation is going on and the involvement of more people in this cyber racket has been suspected.

How to keep your documents safe

Do not share documents without need: Do not send any documents sought in the name of a job, loan, SIM card, etc. without checking them. Sending documents on an unverified website or WhatsApp can be dangerous.

Write Only for… on the document: Whenever you give a copy of your Aadhaar or PAN card, write on it: Only for XYZ purpose – Date – Signature. This helps in preventing misuse.

Lock Aadhaar: You can lock the Aadhaar number from the UIDAI website or mAadhaar app. Unlock it temporarily if needed.

Monitor your credit score: Check CIBIL or Experian from time to time to see if any loan or credit card has been issued in your name.

Check PAN card details: Visit the Income Tax website to check which loans or accounts are linked to your PAN.

Report cybercrime: If you suspect that your documents have been misused, immediately file a complaint at https://cybercrime.gov.in. Also, report it to the nearest police station.

Use secure apps like DigiLocker: Use government and secure apps like DigiLocker or Aadhaar Vault to share documents.

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