Thane: Man loses Rs 71.1 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers

Cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers allegedly duped a 42yearold man from Maharashtras Thane district of Rs 711 lakh after threatening to implicate him in a false case of harassment police said on Saturday reported news agency PTIAccording to the police the victim a resident of Dombivli received a call in the first week of March from an unidentified person claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI reported PTIThe caller told the complainant that he had sent abusive messages to women and that a case was registered against him at Ghatkopar police station and that the CBI was probing the matter an officer saidSubsequently the two accused posing as CBI officers contacted the victim alleging that his bank transactions indicated fraudulent activitiesThe duo claimed that multiple agencies including the Enforcement Directorate ED would investigate the case They also sent forged documents purportedly from the Supreme Court to make their claims appear genuine the officer added reported PTIHe said that the accused demanded money in phases from the complainant to settle the case assuring that the amount would be refundedThe victim shelled out Rs 711 lakh through online transactions he saidThe fraud came to light after the victim shared details of the transactions with his wife who questioned the accused and verified the documents sent to them On finding discrepancies the family realised they had been cheated reported PTIA case of cheating was registered earlier this week at the Tilak Nagar police station under relevant provisions of the IT Act and a probe is underway the official saidBeed man duped of Rs 2342 lakh in digital arrest fraud three heldIn another case three persons including a woman have been arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 2342 lakh by threatening him with digital arrest in Maharashtras Beed district police said on Friday reported PTIThe police recently arrested the accused Prasann Ajay Kasat 31 his wife Swati 26 and their aide Sanket Deepak Beldar 22 from Jalgaon in connection with the fraud an official said reported PTIAccording to the police the trio allegedly posed as police officials and threatened to place the victim Suryakant Munde a resident of Parli Vaijnath under digital arrest to extort money from him reported PTIInvestigations revealed that the fraudsters duped the victim of Rs 2342 lakh and diverted the money to their bank accounts they saidThe police traced the accused based on technical analysis seized Rs 3 lakh cash from them and froze their bank accounts the official said adding that further investigation is underway to identify other members of their gang involved in the racketWith inputs from PTI