Cyber Fraud: Housewife loses KD 17,750

  • 01/03/2024

Zahra, a 37-year-old Indian homemaker, became a victim of a cyber fraud incident that resulted in the theft of KD 17,750 from her bank account. Within minutes, 18 transactions took place, completely wiping out her entire savings. Zahra was left shocked and in disbelief as she recounted the incident.


A woman claiming to be an employee called her from a local Kuwaiti number and requested her personal bank account details, including her card number. Trusting the caller, Zahra shared her information and received an OTP message, which she also shared with the woman as per her request. Shortly after, Zahra noticed multiple suspicious transactions of KD 1,000 each in her account.


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