Byculla Woman Reports WhatsApp Hack, Fraudsters Use Her Account to Scam Contacts

Mumbai - A woman from Byculla has lodged a complaint with the police after her WhatsApp account was hacked and misused by fraudsters who posed as her to ask for money from her contacts. According to police officials, the woman’s husband is an IPS officer.

The incident unfolded on the morning of November 6 when the woman received a message on WhatsApp from a contact listed as "Naisha’s Mom," requesting her to forward a 6-digit verification code that had been sent to her by mistake. Believing the message to be genuine, the woman shared the code, which resulted in her receiving multiple verification codes linked to her WhatsApp account. Soon after, she found herself logged out of her account and was unable to regain access, despite several attempts.

Around 11:45 am, the woman’s husband received a similar message from her hacked account, asking for the 6-digit verification code. Shortly afterward, another message was sent to his alternate number, requesting money, claiming that her account was malfunctioning and she needed urgent cash, with a promise to repay within two days.

Realizing that her WhatsApp account had been hacked, the woman called the contact "Naisha’s Mom" to confirm the situation, only to find that the contact’s account had also been compromised. The fraudsters had used her account to send identical messages asking for money to several of her contacts.

On December 7, at around 11:00 am, one of her acquaintances received a message from the hacked account with a Google Pay number to transfer funds. The woman then approached Byculla Police Station and filed a complaint, providing screenshots of the fraudulent messages sent from her account to her husband and other contacts.

The police have begun their investigation into the matter.