Scammers impersonating representatives of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) defrauded a 74-year-old pensioner out of ₹37.90 lakh. A case has been filed by the Hyderabad cybercrime police.
According to the authorities, a caller posing as someone from Mumbai’s Andheri police station called the woman. “The scammers told her that her phone number was linked to an FIR for sending harassing messages and advertisements. They threatened to deactivate all her mobile numbers linked to her Aadhaar card within 24 hours through the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI),” said the police.
“The scammers shared fabricated documents, including fake letters from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), claiming her bank account was involved in illegal money laundering linked to Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways,” added the police.
By pretending to be a “secret agency,” the con artists coerced the victim into disclosing her bank account information by threatening to freeze it and maybe have her arrested if she didn’t. “They further manipulated her by promising a return on her investment if she deposited her funds into an RBI account. “Under pressure, the woman withdrew her fixed deposit, which represented her pension benefits, and transferred₹37.90 lakh via RTGS,” explained the police.
Helpline number 1930
For prompt assistance in such cases, the cybercrime police urged the public to lodge a case on cybercrime.gov.in or phone the National Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930.
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