One call and Rs 13 lakh deducted from the bank account, know how scammers duped a retired Air Force officer
ECONOMIC TIMES March 04, 2025 02:38 PM
Banks and RBI are constantly warning people that if anyone talks to you pretending to be a bank police or any other government official and threatens to implicate you in money laundering or other charges, then stay away from such cases. But even after this, people are getting trapped in such frauds.
The incidents of online scams are increasing continuously. Scammers trap people in their clutches using new methods and then empty their bank accounts. One such case came to light from Chandigarh where a retired Air Force officer received a WhatsApp video call after which Rs 13 lakh was stolen from his account.
How did you deceive
People are constantly being warned by the bank and RBI that if anyone talks to you pretending to be a bank police or other government official, and threatens to implicate you in money laundering or other charges, then stay away from such cases. But even after this, people are getting trapped in the trap of such Jalsaajo.
This time Jalsaajo had introduced himself as an officer of CBI and Mumbai Police. The retired Air Force officer says that he received a WhatsApp video call in which his mobile number was told and it was said that your number will be closed for 6 hours.
After this call, he contacted the customer care of the mobile company where a person told him that his name has come up in the case of money laundering.
Along with this, he was also frightened by saying that the case in which his name has come up also involves Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal. Along with this, Jalsaajo told him that cases of bribery of Rs 56 lakh and complaints elsewhere have also come up against him.
Fraud by posing as fake police in video call
The retired Air Force officer received a video call from a person who was wearing a police uniform. The person introduced himself as a Mumbai Police officer and also said that he has been charged with money laundering, after which he was threatened with arrest.
Finally, the retired Air Force officer agreed to send money to the fraudsters and sent Rs 6,50,000 from his account. Two days after transferring the money, he received another call and was again asked to transfer Rs 6,70,000.
After this, when he suspected fraud, the retired Air Force officer complained to the cyber police where he registered a case of fraud of Rs 13,20,000.
Scammers have cheated many people like this
This is not the first case when a call is made posing as a fake police officer and a fraud of lakhs of rupees is committed. Banks and the government are constantly reminding people that if anyone tries to trap you in fake allegations by posing as a fake officer, then you should immediately complain about the matter to the police or the cyber officer. But still many people are falling prey to such cases.
Therefore, people need to be alert and if anyone harasses them through normal or video calls or makes any kind of allegation against you by posing as a government official, they should immediately contact the police.
