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Cyber Fraud: In Mumbai, cyber thugs made away with Rs 58 crore by digitally arresting a businessman. The thugs introduced themselves as CBI officers and showed fear of arrest.
Cyber Fraud: In Mumbai, cyber thugs made away with Rs 58 crore by digitally arresting a businessman. The thugs introduced themselves as CBI officers and showed fear of arrest. Police said on Thursday that a 72-year-old businessman from Mumbai was duped of Rs 58 crore by allegedly posing as an ED and CBI officer in a digital fraud. Officials said the fraud is one of the biggest ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud cases involving an individual. Maharashtra Cyber Department is investigating the matter. The department officials have arrested three people in this regard.
Wife also taken hostage
In this fraud, the fraudsters contacted the businessman through audio and video calls. They threatened him by pretending to be law enforcement officers and forced him to pay money. It is known that digital arrest is a growing cyber crime, where fraudsters impersonate employees of government agencies and extort money from victims by threatening to hold them hostage. The investigation into this matter is ongoing and officials have appealed to the people to beware of such fraudulent calls. The officer said the businessman got scared because he and his wife were placed under digital arrest after making the video call. The fraudsters asked the victim businessman to deposit money in the bank accounts mentioned by him.
Money sent to 18 bank accounts
The officer said the victim transferred Rs 58 crore to multiple bank accounts through RTGS in a span of about two months. Later he realized that he had been cheated and contacted the cyber police with a complaint. Cyber officials registered a case last week under relevant provisions of the Indian Justice Code and the Information Technology Act. The officer said that during the investigation, the police analyzed the financial matters and found that the money was transferred to at least 18 bank accounts. The officials immediately contacted bank officials and asked them to freeze the amount transferred to several bank accounts.
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