A 77 year old woman was cyber-frauded in Mumbai. In this incident, the fraudsters kept the woman under digital arrest for about a month. During this period, he was monitored through video call 24 hours and on several occasions he got Rs 3.8 crore transferred from the woman to his account. Feeling upset, the victim woman informed her daughter about the matter. After this a complaint was given in the National Cyber Crime Helpline. After this, the police seized six bank accounts of the fraudsters and started investigating the case. According to the police, the story of the incident is not only shocking but also scary. Both the sons of the victim woman are abroad.
The woman lives at home with her husband. A few days ago this woman received a WhatsApp call. The caller introduced himself as a CBI officer. Said that the parcel he had sent to Taiwan has been stopped at the airport itself. Apart from drugs, many passports and other sensitive things were found in this parcel. When the victim woman said that she had not sent any parcel, the fraudsters said that it had been registered with her own Aadhar card and she was involved in a money laundering case.
Digital arrest kept for 30 days
After this the accused got the woman to talk to another fraudster. This fraudster introduced himself as ED officer George Mathew. He made the woman download Skype under the threat of arrest and monitored her by keeping her on video call continuously for 30 days. During this, the accused asked for Rs 3.8 crore from the woman several times in his account. She assured that if she is found innocent during the investigation, the money will be returned. To win the trust of the victim, the accused also sent her a fake notice from Crime Branch Mumbai on WhatsApp.
Six bank accounts seized
The victim alleges that when she tried to stop the video call, the accused intimidated her and asked her to come immediately and arrest her. Finally, after getting upset, the victim narrated the entire incident to her daughter. After this, his daughter informed the police and lodged a complaint in the National Cyber Crime Help Line. After this, six bank accounts of the accused have been sealed. According to the police, efforts are being made to identify and arrest the fraudsters through these bank accounts.