Bank App Update Turns Costly for Vadodara Man, Rs. 90,000 Debited by Frauds

Vadodara:45-year old businessman from Gotri, Ajay Limbachiya has filed a complaint in Lakshmipura police station here, alleging that Rs. 90,000 was fraudulently transferred from his Bank of Baroda account after he was allegedly asked at a bank branch to download a new version of the bank’s mobile application.

According to the complaint, the complainant maintains a Bank of Baroda account and regularly uses the bank’s mobile application for online transactions and checking account statements.

The complainant stated that on August 24, 2025, he visited the bank branch at around noon and told bank employees that his BOB application doesn’t work properly. A bank employee told him that the BOB mobile app’s new version had been released, which needs to be downloaded and used now onwards.

The complainant said that when he agreed, the employee took his mobile phone and when logged in, the phone had automatic system update, which was OKayed and so the phone went to system update mode for around 25 minutes and such thing happened twice again. So after one and half hours, the phone could be used again.

The complainant then left the bank and reached Bhayli to purchase a new mobile phone. When he tried to make a payment, he found that his account had just a balance of Rs. 945 instead of Rs. 90,945.

The complaint stated that two unauthorized transactions of Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 40,000 had been made through Google Pay. The Rs. 50,000 transaction was shown in the name of Rahul Yadav, while the Rs. 40,000 transaction showed the name of Mr Omprakash.

The complainant said he immediately returned to the bank and informed officials about the transactions. He was advised to contact the police and lodge a complaint.

He subsequently contacted the police at 1930, the cybercrime helpline, and registered his complaint.

The complainant has shared beneficiary account numbers and IFSC codes with police.
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