Technical News Office – In Prabhat Nagar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, a person taking VRS from a company was digitally arrested by a cyber gang with threats that he was involved in money laundering and that an arrest warrant would be issued . Rs 1.84 crore was transferred to 10 accounts through 11 cheques. After learning of the fraud, the victim went to the police station on Saturday evening and filed a complaint. Victim Naresh Berwa said: “I received a call from the “Telephone Authority” around 11am on the 25th, in which I was told that your telephone service would be stopped within two hours. Digital Arrest Case: Scammer Said: “Aadhaar Number”. was misused’ According to the victim, I was asked to call a number. When I called this number, the security officials spoke from there. They told me that someone had used my Aadhaar number to get a mobile number in Mumbai and it was associated with wrong activities. Naresh Berwa said, “When I said that I have not been to Mumbai for 20 years, then the officer told me that my Aadhaar number was used in August last year. They tried to scare me by telling me that your name might be involved in fraudulent activities, which can also include money laundering.
Digital arrest case: Thug threatened, life could be in danger
Naresh Berwa said he was then asked to contact the cybercrime cell, and from there he was told that a money laundering case was pending against him. During this time, I was also told that my life and that of my family could be at risk. The officials claimed that if I cooperated with them, the action taken against me could be stopped and my money would also be returned to me.
Digital arrest case: Fund transfer of Rs 1 crore 84 lakh 50,000
The victim said he was asked to fill out an application and asked to send the retirement fund he had to the so-called authorities for verification. This money will be returned within 24 hours. In this process, he was asked to write 11 checks, in which a total fund of Rs 1 crore 84 lakh 50 thousand was transferred. This money was his retirement amount, of which he had spent nothing.
Digital Arrest Case: I told the whole story to my brother and filed a police report
According to the victim, “When I asked for my money back, the officials said it would take a little more time. During this time, they started to threaten me. » Naresh Berwa said that in the meantime, his younger brother also received a call, in which he was told that Naresh was trapped in a fraud, but his brother considered this call wrong and disconnected the phone. After that, he told the whole story to his brother and then decided to file a police report.
Digital Arrest Case: I Ignored the SBI Message
According to the victim: “During this process, I also remembered that I received a message from the SBI in October, in which I was warned that if someone calls you pretending to be an officer of the CBI, you must inform. had initially The message was ignored.” When she inquired with her bank, she was told that the checks she had deposited were suspicious and that she should have inquired more about them. After this, the victim informed the police about the entire incident and got the case registered.
Digital Arrest Case: Money deposited into account via 11 different checks
Banar police station officer Prem Dan said, “Yesterday, Naresh Berwa filed a report in which he said that he received a call yesterday in which he was told that an investigation was underway against him and that ‘it had to be resolved. After that, he gave his number to the callers. Based on this number, around Rs 1.84 crore was deposited in the accounts of unknown persons. After this, the police intensified the investigation into the entire case.
