Fraudsters are coming up with innovative ways to cheat potential gullible people. While people have now become aware of OTP frauds and have become more cautious, these scammers are proving themselves to be ahead of the curve.
A recent case of a doctor based in Lucknow being duped of Rs 48 lakh has shown how these cyber thugs can even impersonate law enforcement bodies.
A doctor residing at the Aliganj locality of Lucknow has finally lodged an FIR when he ultimately realized that he has been cheated.
On August 20, a fraudster had called general physician Dr Ashok Solanki impersonating himself as an employee of FedEx courier service in Mumbai. He said that a parcel in the name of Dr Solanki was sent to Iran containing fake passports, laptops, pen drives and drugs. Hearing this, Dr. Solanki got nervous.
After a while, another thug called the doctor over Skype posing as an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch. He identified himself as the Mumbai Deputy Commissioner Of Police and informed that transactions worth crores have been carried out through the doctor’s account. He further informed that he is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Directorate of Enforcement.
He further suggested that he should transfer all the remaining money in his account to a list of accounts of the ‘Reserve Bank of India’ (RBI). He said that his money will be returned after investigation. Dr. Solanki did as advised and transferred all his money from his account to the stated ‘RBI’ account, which was actually that of the fraudster.
Following this, neither of them called back, nor did the doctor his money back. It was only then that Dr Solanki realized he had been cheated and filed a complaint with the police.
In his FIR, Dr Solanki stated that his clinic is in Vikasnagar. He got the call while he was on his way home from the clinic.
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