Hyderabad, Dec. 12 -- Cybercrime police helped two victims recover money lost to fraudsters consecutively after they reported the fraud during the peak golden hour.

The first victim, a 26-year-old software engineer from Yousufguda, received a fake WhatsApp message on December 5, demanding a Rs 1,000 traffic fine.

A link to download an APK file titled "M-Parivahan" was used to steal One Time Passwords (OTPs).

The fraudsters used the OTP access and made transactions worth Rs 5,23,125.

The victim immediately called the cybercrime helpline 1930 and filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, after which notices were sent to ICICI Bank and Amazon Pay to halt or reverse transactions.

Police recovered the entire amount o...