A new case of cyber fraud has come to light, where the victim is a retired bank manager and Rs 1.29 crore has been stolen from his bank account. First the victim was digitally arrested and then he was shown the court room over the phone. After this he got scared and ultimately lost his life’s earnings.
An FIR has been registered in the cyber crime police station on the complaint. Police have said that the retired bank manager first received a call from an unknown number. The caller identified himself as an officer working in the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
This matter is of Greater Noida. The caller first tells the victim that a SIM card has been issued in his name. That SIM card is being used for illegal activities.
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After this, the victim is cited with a fake case and is threatened in the name of arrest. Victim asked to appear in digital court.
Digital arrest and court room shown on phone
The victim was digitally arrested and a fake court room was also shown on video call. Also said that if he does not cooperate in the investigation, he will be arrested.
The retired bank manager was kept under digital arrest for about 2 days. After this, in the name of investigation, he was asked a lot of questions and asked for bank details. It has also been asked how much money is present in the bank account.
Demanded in the name of investigation and promised to return all the money.
Cyber fraudsters gave false solace to the victim. Cyber thugs said that for investigation they will have to transfer their money to another account, which they said was the account of a government agency.
Assured the victim that if he was innocent then his money would be transferred back to his bank account. After this, when the victim transferred the money, after a few days he came to know that he had become a victim of cyber fraud.
What is digital arrest?
Cyber thugs arrest innocent people digitally. In digital arrest, the victim is asked to participate in the interrogation while being in online mode. After this, the person in front asks different questions in the name of fake investigation and even obtains the bank details. During this, the victim can also be shown a fake court, judge, lawyer and police etc.
Also read: Man cheated of Rs 1 crore 50 lakh, thugs made victim by digital arrest
Stay away from cyber fraudsters like this
To protect yourself from cyber fraud, it is important not to trust calls coming from unknown numbers. Cyber thugs can make victims of fraud by taking advantage of fake SIM, fake parcel and photocopy of Aadhaar card etc. For safety, it is important not to give bank details to anyone, even if the other person claims to be a bank employee or a policeman.
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