Scammers drain bank accounts via WhatsApp 'reply NO' scheme

A new scam in India sends victims a message about a 70,000 rupee debit and asks them to reply 'NO' if they didn't make the payment. In Lucknow, an accountant replied 'NO' and lost 1.70 lakh rupees from two bank accounts; police are investigating.

• Message claims a 70,000 rupee debit and asks for a 'NO' reply
• An accountant in Lucknow lost 1.70 lakh rupees from two accounts
• No OTP or card details are required by the scammers
• Police call it an auto-execution file attack