A 68-year-old retired senior official of a paint manufacturing company was duped of Rs 7 lakh after receiving a fake call from a woman who alleged that Rs 21.54 lakh had been lying unclaimed in his PF account since his retirement 10 years ago. According to the police the victim was identified as Om Prakash Ahuja, a resident of Chandivli. He filed a case with the Powai police on January 29, a Times of India report read.

Ahuja said he received several calls from a woman who pretended to be a telecaller from the PF department. She convinced him to fill various forms and transfer amounts to a bank account, if he wanted to claim the PF money. He transferred Rs 20,100 after filling the first form and the next day he was asked to transfer 2 lakh, the report stated.