Cyber fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI, and Mumbai Police duped a top Infosys employee in Bengaluru into handing them Rs 3.7 crore. The victim reported the incident to Whitefield police, which transferred it to the Criminal Investigation Department.
A Bengaluru-based Infosys executive was duped out of Rs 3.7 crore by cybercriminals. Scammers impersonated CBI, TRAI, and Mumbai Police authorities to trick the Infosys employee. The victim filed a complaint with Bengaluru’s Whitefield police station on November 25.
On November 21, one of the miscreants called the Infosys employee and said a criminal case had been filed against him at Mumbai’s Vakola police station. Money laundering charges were filed against him. He was also told that multiple cases had been filed against the IT employee using his Aadhaar Card and requested to travel to Mumbai for a probe.
How criminals impersonated government officials?
The caller kept contacting the Infosys employee for several days after November 21 and forced him to transfer Rs 3.7 crore from his personal bank account to multiple accounts. The caller told the victim he was transferring the conversation to a senior officer in a khaki outfit with a fake police station in the background in a video call. The criminal presented the victim his phony ID and complaint during the call. The caller thereafter requested that the victim wire money to numerous accounts to settle.
The victim reported the fraud to the police on November 25. The case was filed under IPC 419 and 420. The case has been moved to the CID because the sum exceeds Rs 3 crore.
A senior police official said fraudsters use TRAI’s name to extort money. “Receivers of such calls should either tell the fraudsters they will report the matter to police or respond only after consulting their lawyers,” the officer advised.
Conclusion
Cyber fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI, and Mumbai Police officials duped a senior Infosys employee in Bengaluru into paying them Rs 3.7 crore. The victim reported the incident to Bengaluru’s Whitefield police station on November 25. The caller impersonated CBI, TRAI, and Mumbai Police and threatened to file various complaints using his Aadhaar Card. The caller demanded the employee transfer funds to various accounts. The duped victim reported it to the police. IPC Sections 419 and 420 were used to register the case, which was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Department because the sum involved exceeded Rs 3 crore. Fraudsters use TRAI’s name to extort money, a top police officer warned
