A 40-year-old widow lost Rs 1.59 crore, including deposits and insurance provided to her after her husband's recent death, to cybercriminals who impersonated police and government officials and accused her of drug trafficking. The scammers emotionally tormented the woman during the crime, pushing her to submit her whole life savings to get pre-arrest bail in the smuggling case. Despite the bank identifying the transaction as possibly fraudulent, she completed an RTGS transaction as advised by the scammers, sending the full amount in one shot.

According to the authorities, the woman, who works for a private company, lost her spouse and received an insurance settlement. In august, she received a call from someone pretending to be from a courier firm, informing her that a shipment containing illicit substances had been dispatched in her name. She was sent to another individual who claimed to be a mumbai police officer after protesting her innocence.

The 'police' stated that a shipment containing illicit narcotics was confiscated on its way from mumbai to taiwan and that she would face significant consequences. She was told to break all of her bank deposits and move them to one of her accounts after pleading with them. They thereafter asked her to execute an RTGS transaction of Rs 1.59 crore to a joint account to establish her innocence.

According to a senior Rachakonda police official, the case was reported to the Rachakonda Cybercrime wing in august 2023, and the police detained two individuals whose accounts were utilised in the fraud, returning Rs 20 lakh to the victim following proper legal processes a few days ago. The police tracked down the account holder of the fraudsters and arrested him and an acquaintance, both of whom were discovered to be decoys. According to the authorities, the couple offered their bank account on a commission basis, and it was utilised by the kingpin to rob the victim.
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G GOWTHAM

25/11/2023 09:51 AM