Earlier, scamsters had used the photograph of the Mumbai police commissioner and cheated several people, but now they are using the picture of the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissioner Sadanand Date to target citizens in the area. The police said the accused is posing as CP Date and offering gift vouchers at cheapest rates.

According to the police officials, hundreds of citizens from Mira Road to Virar residents received WhatsApp messages from the name of CP Sadanand Date on Friday. The scamsters also used Date’s photo as their WhatsApp profile picture.