Fraud
Between Sept 27 and Oct 14, the scammer contacted the complainant through WhatsApp while he was at his residences in Guhagar, Ratnagiri district, and Mulund (E).
Mumbai: East Cyber police on Tuesday registered a case of impersonation, cheating and fraud against an unidentified person who allegedly placed a 69-year-old Mulund resident under “digital arrest” and cheated him of Rs 15 lakh. He identified himself as Bangalore CBI officer Sandeep Diwan and threatened to arrest the complainant and his son, alleging links to terrorist activities and money laundering. The accused repeatedly called the complainant, warned him not to inform his son and sent him a purported police complaint bearing his name. Police have sought account details from the bank and instructed it to freeze the accounts.
The caller claimed that Sadakat Khan had opened a Canara Bank account in the complainant’s name and conducted 155 transactions worth Rs 3 crore through it. He also alleged that Khan had paid the complainant Rs 30 lakh, or 10% of the amount, and that one of 187 ATM cards recovered from Khan was in the complainant’s name. “Describing the case as a national security matter, the accused sent a purported police complaint bearing the victim’s name and coerced him into transferring Rs 15 lakh to a Yes Bank account.
The team have sought details from the bank and have instructed to freeze the accounts,” an East Cyber police officer said.