Retired civil contractor loses Rs 88 lakh in digital arrest scam in Ballari
digital arrest scam
, losing Rs 88 lakh.
The victim, a retired civil contractor, received multiple calls and video calls from various numbers on July 5. The callers identified themselves as representatives of the
Enforcement Directorate
(ED) and the
Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI).
According to Ramakanth YH, PI of CEN station, the essence of the call from the fraudsters was that "Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways committed a fraud amounting to Rs 200 crore, and your ATM card was discovered at his residence. Also, Rs 2 crore was transferred to you from that card, for which you received a commission of Rs 25 lakh. We will arrest you for selling your personal information."
Subsequently, the anonymous individuals sent a fake arrest warrant to the complainant's WhatsApp.
The fraudsters contacted the victim again on July 7, stating, "We are presenting you before a CBI judge in Mumbai. You must deposit the money into the banks we specified until the trial concludes." Hence, they systematically extracted Rs 88,20,098 from the complainant's accounts until July 19.
Upon realising that he was duped, the victim complained with police on July 24. CEN police are investigating the case.
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