A 47-year old businessman from Juhu was duped of Rs 22 lakh in a sim swapping scam where cyber crooks obtain a duplicate SIM of an individual after getting hold of their personal data like full name, phone number, parents' names, email ID etc.

The businessman approached the cyber police station in BKC, claiming that fraudulent transactions totaling Rs 22 lakh was made from his account without his knowledge. In his statement, he told police that on August 4, his SIM was showing no network from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. "I then contacted the SIM card provider, complaining about a network issue, and I was informed that they had received a request about the loss of the SIM card and the services had been put off. I requested to start the service as I have not made any such requests. Later, I completed all formalities by sharing my credentials with the customer care executive," the complainant said in his statement.