Mumbai: East cyber police registered an FIR Wednesday after a 68-year-old retired clerk from Kanjurmarg East alleged fraudsters posing as police and data protection officials cheated her of Rs 60.5 lakh by threatening her with arrest in money-laundering cases.
Her complaint said a caller identifying himself as Ajay Sharma contacted her on Sept 28 and claimed 20 people had complained against her. Another caller identifying himself as sub-inspector Sandeep Rao said an arrest warrant had been issued against her and claimed 247 senior citizens had been arrested for similar offences. She contacted 1930 Cyber Helpline on Oct 14, submitting transaction details, payment slips and her statement.
He asked her to contact Panchvati Police Station in Nashik over the alleged misuse of her Aadhaar card . He allegedly promised to secure a two-day court extension and instructed her not to disclose the matter or retain the callers’ numbers. Police initiated action to freeze the accounts.
On Sept 29, Rao sought details of her family, bank accounts and gold. He instructed her to retrieve gold from a bank locker, send photographs and pledge it with Muthoot Finance.