During the call, he was allegedly transferred to another person on video call who identified himself as a cybercrime officer. The callers told him the matter was under CBI investigation and threatened legal consequences if he did not cooperate.
Hyderabad:A retired citizen was allegedly cheated of Rs70 lakh in a digital arrest scam, Cyberabad cybercrime police said. According to the complaint, the victim received a WhatsApp call from a person posing as a Delhi police officer who claimed that his name was linked to a financial crime.
During the call, he was allegedly transferred to another person on video call who identified himself as a cybercrime officer. The callers told him the matter was under CBI investigation and threatened legal consequences if he did not cooperate.
Police said the victim was allegedly instructed not to inform bank officials or family members and to delete call logs and messages. Under pressure, hebroke his deposits and made RTGS transfers amounting to Rs70 lakh, which the fraudsters claimed were required for “RBI verification”. After the callers stopped responding, the victim realised he had been cheated and filed a complaint.
Based on technical investigation, police arrested four suspects from Kerala. They were identified as Moinudheen A.K., Vipindas, Riyas Nooran Moochi and
Muhammed Zakariyya Kurungadan.
The case was among 10 cybercrime cases detected between November 19 and November 25, Cyberabad cybercrime police said in a press release on
Wednesday. The police arrested 21 persons during the week. Of them, 13 arrests were linked to trading fraud and seven to digital arrest fraud.
Around 21 mobile phones, 24 SIM cards, one ATM card and one cheque book, were seized during the operations. Police also obtained 163 refund orders in 49 cases, amounting to Rs89,77,329 to be returned to victims. Further investigation is underway.
