Hyderabad: Cyber ​​fraudsters arrested a 45-year-old man from Hyderabad for two days by posing “digitally” to crime branch officials and defrauded seven and a half lakh by falsely claiming that his name appeared in a courier case. In what might be a new trend, they also contacted his relatives.
On Monday, the victim lodged a complaint with the Cyber ​​Crime Unit (CCU), alleging that a shipment from Mumbai to China containing five passports, drugs and a laptop was linked to him. The caller threatened to report the incident to the crime branch.
“The fraudsters claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar and PAN details were used for the shipment. They contacted the victim’s relatives and friends, which created more panic. On their instructions, the victim downloaded Skype but found the fraudsters’ camera turned off,” said a CCU official. .
The victim said that the fraudster had issued an arrest warrant against him for money laundering. He has warned that if he does not comply, he will reach the police office within five minutes.
The fraudster then instructed the victim to share his screen and was in contact with her over the phone for two days and monitored her every move. The fraudsters instructed the victim to go to a quiet place and not to inform anyone about the situation.
The victim then got a call from “Crime Branch DCP, the only person who can help”. The victim said he was scared when he received a copy of the alleged arrest warrant from the fraudster.
The fraudsters then instructed the victim to transfer 95 percent of their savings to their account, allegedly to prove its authenticity. They later promised to return the money with a ‘Police Clearance Certificate’.
Believing the call to be genuine, the victim transferred a substantial amount of `7,50,197 to the fraudster’s account for verification purposes and lost the money.