Back in 2014, I paid ₹2,500 to join a program. They later asked for another ₹2,400, which I refused. As promised, no recruiter contacted me. Then, in December 2015, they called, offering to refund my money. They asked me to visit an ATM to generate an account code for the refund of ₹4,900. Instead, they ended up deducting ₹10,000 from my account, claiming it would be returned within 24 hours. They then switched off their phone. On January 3rd, they called again, apologizing and asking me to go to the ATM to regenerate the code. They repeated this process, and eventually, ₹60,000 was deducted from my account.

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Law Forum › Category: Banking / Finance › Back in 2014, I paid ₹2,500 to join a program. They later asked for another ₹2,400, which I refused. As promised, no recruiter contacted me. Then, in December 2015, they called, offering to refund my money. They asked me to visit an ATM to generate an account code for the refund of ₹4,900. Instead, they ended up deducting ₹10,000 from my account, claiming it would be returned within 24 hours. They then switched off their phone. On January 3rd, they called again, apologizing and asking me to go to the ATM to regenerate the code. They repeated this process, and eventually, ₹60,000 was deducted from my account.

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Apni Law Staff asked 4 months ago

Back in 2014, I paid ₹2,500 to join a program. They later asked for another ₹2,400, which I refused. As promised, no recruiter contacted me. Then, in December 2015, they called, offering to refund my money. They asked me to visit an ATM to generate an account code for the refund of ₹4,900. Instead, they ended up deducting ₹10,000 from my account, claiming it would be returned within 24 hours. They then switched off their phone. On January 3rd, they called again, apologizing and asking me to go to the ATM to regenerate the code. They repeated this process, and eventually, ₹60,000 was deducted from my account.

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Apni Law Staff answered 4 months ago

This appears to be a case of online fraud. The actions of the program organizers, involving multiple requests for account details and subsequent unauthorized deductions, constitute a violation of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Indian Penal Code. You can file a complaint with the Cyber Crime Cell and the local police station to seek redressal and recover your lost funds.