Badlapur man loses Rs 86 lakh in cyber fraud by fake probe agency officials
A Badlapur man was defrauded of Rs 86.49 lakh by unidentified persons posing as government officials from the Data Protection Board of India and the National Investigation Agency, police said Thursday, July 30.
Thane Police registered a case against the unidentified accused for cheating the man, according to an official.
The fraud took place between July 18 and 29, when the cyber criminals contacted the complainant through video and voice calls, identifying themselves as personnel from the Data Protection Board of India and the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The accused claimed a bank account opened in Nashik using the victim's credentials had been used to fund terror activities, alleging he had received a commission from it and threatening him with arrest, the official said.
Fearful after being kept under constant audio and video surveillance, the victim transferred Rs 86.49 lakh into three bank accounts provided by the accused.
The 58-year-old victim realized he had been duped and approached Badlapur East police station on July 29, where a case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act for extortion, cheating, impersonation, forgery and other offenses, the official said.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made so far, the official said.
(With inputs from PTI
