A 66-year-old man got assistance from Gujarat Cyber Crime Cell in recovering Rs 35 lakh after he became the victim of a cybercriminal posing as a police officer.
The scammer tricked the victim into thinking that his bank accounts and phone were associated with anti-national activities in order to extract Rs 47.62 lakh from him.
“The scam began when the fraudster posed as a police officer, falsely claiming that the senior citizen’s phone and bank accounts were involved in criminal activities like money laundering. The fraudster threatened the victim with arrest unless a large sum of money was paid, resulting in the extortion of Rs 47.62 lakh,” police officials shared.
“Upon realizing he had been duped, the victim immediately contacted the State Cyber Crime Cell via the 24-hour cybercrime helpline, 1930, and filed a complaint under the AASHVAST project. Acting on this complaint, the bank accounts of the suspects were identified and frozen through the NCRP portal under BNSS Sections 94 and 106. As a result, Rs 35 lakh of the extorted amount was successfully blocked,” they said.
A special refund unit was established on the orders of S. P. Rajkumar, Additional Director General of Police, CID & Railways, and Superintendents of Police Dharmendra Sharma and Bharat Tank of the Cyber Crime Cell, which enabled the recovery.
“We urge all citizens to report cybercrimes immediately by contacting the cybercrime helpline at 1930, visiting the website www.cybercrime.gov.in, or approaching the nearest Cybercrime Police Station to ensure prompt action,” the officials added.
After going through the legal process, the victim has received their blocked cash back. The court order was submitted by the Ahmedabad City Cybercrime Branch, and on July 18, the order suspending the fake account was given by the court. On August 9, the victim received a reimbursement of Rs 35 lakh from the State Cyber Crime Cell following verification and adherence to court instructions.
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