The Special Task Force (STF), Uttarakhand, uncovered a high-stakes cyber fraud in Dehradun, which resulted in the arrest of the primary suspect, who demanded more than Rs 3 crore. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (STF) Navneet Singh, the case started when a resident of Rajpur, Dehradun, reported receiving a dubious call from someone posing as FedEx. The caller claimed that the victim’s package was confiscated at Mumbai Airport, purportedly containing drugs and passports.
The caller, who was impersonating a top Mumbai police officer, threatened serious legal repercussions even though the victim denied mailing any packages. Under the guise of “verification” for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking, the accused utilized intimidation to force the victim into sending a sizeable sum.
The victim was tricked by constant voice and video calls made through WhatsApp as part of a clever “digital house arrest” scheme. The scammer used false claims of criminal activity, including drug trafficking and money laundering, to frighten the victim while posing as senior officials from several government agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, Cyber Crime Division, and Narcotics Department. After that, the victim was forced to transfer his savings into specific bank accounts in order to do “investigative verification.” Before the victim realized he had been duped, the scammer persuaded him to send Rs 3 crore over the course of two days through constant threats.
The primary suspect, Manoj from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, was located and taken into custody by the STF after a thorough investigation and data analysis of the scammer’s bank accounts and communication channels. A mobile phone with a SIM card attached to an SMS alert that was used in the fraud was seized as a result of the arrest. Subsequent investigation into the accused’s bank account revealed transactions totalling more than Rs 6 crore and more than 76 complaints throughout India.
Shri Navneet Singh, SSP, STF Uttarakhand, and his team led this crucial operation.
The Cyber Crime Police Station in Dehradun carried out the investigation and made the arrest, highlighting how crucial cybersecurity and digital knowledge are in today’s technologically advanced society. The Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930 or the internet portal at cybercrime.gov.in (http://www.cybercrime.gov.in) are the two places the STF has urged the public to report suspicious calls or texts pertaining to such frauds.
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