A 56-year-old businessman from Bengaluru has been duped of Rs 1.32 crore by fake officials. The fake officials, who called on the pretext of investigating allegations of money laundering and pornographic videos, transferred the money and then disconnected the call. The police are investigating the case based on the complaint filed by the businessman who was duped.
Bengaluru, October 29: A cyber fraud incident has taken place in Bengaluru where a businessman was duped of Rs 1.32 crore by using a fake video of people being beaten up and posing as law enforcement officials. The 56-year-old businessman who was duped is said to have supported the banned Popular Front of India organization and funded terrorist activities.
The accused, who called the businessman by giving the name of the Enforcement Department of Mumbai Police, said that he is being investigated for money laundering and sharing obscene videos. He said that a Canara Bank debit card in your name was found during a raid at the house of a person named Om Abdul Salam. He also asked him to transfer the money to the said account if he wanted to get out of this case. He promised to return it after verification, but threatened that if he did not pay, his property would be confiscated.
Moreover, this is a confidential matter and should not be shared with anyone, including his wife. You have been threatened that if the matter gets out, you will be arrested. The businessman, who was frightened by this, did not inform anyone about the matter. In addition, he transferred the money in his bank account to the account specified by the accused through RTGS. Between October 8 and 16, the businessman transferred money to the accused six times, totaling Rs 1.32 crore. He gave it. The businessman filed a complaint about this as the fraudster who received the money could not be contacted again, and the police are investigating the case.