Retired Man Duped of ₹14 Lakh Through Digital Arrest Threat
Raipur,C.G
A retired senior citizen was scammed of ₹14 lakh after fraudsters threatened him with a fake digital arrest. The victim was coerced into transferring the money under fear and confusion.
Another elderly person was duped online in the capital by showing the fear of digital arrest. Cyber fraudsters deceived him by pretending to be from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They intimidated the elderly by telling him that he was involved in a corruption case. In the name of saving him from the case, they transferred Rs 14 lakh from different bank accounts. On the complaint of the elderly, Purani Basti police has registered a case of fraud against unknown cyber fraudsters and started investigation.
According to the police, 63-year-old Rameshwar Devangan is retired from the education department. He received a call from an unknown number on his mobile. The caller first introduced himself as an employee of a telecom company. He said that your number is being blocked for some time for investigation. Asked to press 0 or 9 for more information. When the elderly pressed 0, he was told that they are from CBI. A corruption case is registered in his name.
That is why this number is being blocked for investigation. After some time, a person named Rajneesh Mishra called him from another number. He sent something on WhatsApp to the old man's second mobile number and asked him to check it. When the old man checked his WhatsApp, there was a photo of Naresh Goyal and a notice in it. He was asked to identify it. The old man refused to identify it. After this, the thugs sent an ATM card of Canara Bank. They started threatening him by saying that the card was theirs and that it was recovered from Naresh's house during a raid.