SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Hyderabad: A senior official reported on Tuesday, August 26 that the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau ( TGCSB ) had expedited the transfer of the entire Rs 85.20 lakh that had been transferred by an 85-year-old retired bank employee who was the target of a sophisticated “digital arrest” scam perpetrated by a person who was acting as an NIA officer.
A visitor from the town on August 21 contacted the 85-year-old woman who was allegedly a NIA officer, making false claims that the victim’s Aadhaar information had been used to open bank accounts and carry out defraudulent transactions in Karnataka and Kerala, according to TGCSB Director Shikha Goel.
The visitor threatened the sufferer with major legal repercussions, told him not to speak to or call anyone, and kept the situation a secret, she claimed, and appeared on video wearing a police/NIA uniform.
Additionally, the fraudster further warned that if he made the disclosure to anyone, local police would come to his house, leading to further legal action and social embarrassment, Goel said.
The prey was pressured to transport Rs 85, 20 000 to a specific bank account under the false pretense of RBI identification, with the confidence that the number would be reimbursed following the identification process, believing the caller to be a real government official. The target became suspicious and called his bank, where she was informed that he was most likely the target of cyberfraud, after the fraudster immediately demanded another Rs 42 lakh.
TGCSB’s quick motion
The victim reported the incident to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP ) right away. The TGCSB officers responded quickly, followed the money trail, and frozen the criminal’s bank account with a personal lender, Coimbatore Branch, securing the victim’s full Rs 85.20 million, the official said.
No real police, NIA, CBI, RBI, or other government official will ask someone to transfer funds to a bank account for “verification,” “investigation,” or” security purposes,” according to the TGCSB cautioning people.
Swindlers may use false files, fake ID, and imprisonment or legal action threats to stifle victims, according to the report.
SOURCE : SIASAT
