Officials claimed Thursday that the Mumbai Police Department’s cyber helpline, number 1930, assisted in recovering Rs 1.31 crore that had been embezzled by scammers in a variety of cases over the previous 24 hours.
In one instance, a finance officer at a private company in Mumbai’s Marine Lines was duped into sending Rs 85 lakh to scammers who claimed to be the business’s proprietor.
Using the owner’s display photo on WhatsApp, the scammers requested that the employee send the money. When the worker confirmed with his supervisor later, the latter informed him that he had not requested payment transfers.
The business owner contacted the 1930 Helpline as soon as he discovered the fraud. The committed team saved Rs 85 lakh that had been moved by getting in touch with the appropriate institutions and stopping the fraudulent activities.
According to an officer, money that had been sent to scammers was frozen in multiple instances, in addition to the Rs 85 lakh that was saved from one company.
According to an official, 1.31 crores of rupees were saved throughout the course of the last day.
“We appeal to people to be cautious before transferring large sums and in case money is transferred call 1930 immediately,” an officer said.
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