Hyderabad: An IT employee reached out to the Cyberabad cybercrime police on Friday, after losing Rs 15.86 lakh to a fraudster who claimed to be a representative of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
At 6.30 pm on Thursday, the victim received a call from the fraudster who identified himself as Sampath and alleged that the complainant’s mobile number was observed to be involved in illegal activities and threatened to block it. He asked for personal details, which the victim provided. Following this, he was placed on a video call with two individuals who identified themselves as Rajnath and Sameer Singh, purportedly from the Mumbai Crime division. They accused the complainant of being linked to four illegal bank accounts involved in money laundering.
Despite his denial, they threatened him with police involvement and harm to his family. During the call, they presented fake documents bearing the names of the CBI, RBI, and the Supreme Court of India. Fearing for his safety, the complainant transferred Rs 15.86,000 to the fraudsters’ account. Fraudsters said that the complainant was under digital arrest for two days.
The complainant followed their instructions, confining himself at his home. When the fraudsters cut off communication, he realised that it was a fraud and went to the police.