Cyber ​​Fraud: An 86-year-old elderly woman in Mumbai became a victim of fraud and lost Rs 20 crore from her bank account within two months. This incident is from South Mumbai where

Cyber ​​Fraud: An 86-year-old elderly woman in Mumbai became a victim of fraud and lost Rs 20 crore from her bank account within two months. This incident is from South Mumbai where the woman was trapped through a phone call. Cases of cyber fraud are increasing rapidly in the country. Now the thugs are cheating people in new ways. Let us know how the thugs made the woman a victim in this case.

How was the fraud done?

The scam started when the woman received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as a CBI officer. The caller claimed that the bank account linked to the woman's Aadhaar card had been used for money laundering. After this, the fraudsters threatened the woman that if she did not cooperate, she would face digital arrest and legal action would also be taken against her family. Due to this fear, the woman came under complete mental pressure.

The fraudsters strictly instructed her to stay at home and not share this matter with anyone. For the next two months, they kept calling the woman continuously to confirm her location so that she could not talk to anyone. During this time, the criminals took the woman into confidence and obtained complete information about her bank accounts. They obtained bank details by saying that this is a "verification process" and some money transfer would be necessary to clear her name. The fraudsters also deceived her that the entire money would be returned to her after the investigation was completed.

The woman fell into the trap and transferred Rs 20 crore to different bank accounts. When this continued, her domestic help became suspicious of the woman's strange behavior. She told this to her daughter, after which the whole matter came to light. The daughter immediately informed the police and the cyber police started investigating the matter.

Police started investigation

When the police tracked the fraud money, they found several bank accounts in which the money was transferred. Taking action, an amount of Rs 77 lakh was frozen. During the investigation, the first accused Shayan Jameel Sheikh, 20, was arrested from Malad, in whose account Rs 4.99 lakh was traced. Further interrogation identified two more criminals – Raziq Azan Butt from Mira Road and Hrithik Shekhar Thakur from Andheri. Both of them were involved in withdrawing money from the bank accounts that were used in the fraud.