Cybercrooks dupe senior citizen of Rs89L

Nashik: A senior citizen was duped of Rs 89 lakh by cybercrooks impersonating police officers between Sept 9 and 17 and threatened the victim of arrest in a money laundering case.
The Nashik cyberpolice have filed an FIR for the offences punishable under sections 318 (cheating), 336 (forgery), and other sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and other sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
The complainant said he was contacted by the conmen from through phone calls and other social media. The conmen made the complainant pay over Rs 89 lakh by threatening to arrest him in a money laundering case.
The cyber police said, the conmen showed the victim several forged documents of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to convince him that he was involved in a case of money laundering.
The conmen further told the man that a complaint was registered against him with the Mumbai police and he could be arrested by the ED. The conmen asked the man to deposit Rs 89 lakh in different bank accounts to save himself from arrest.
After paying the money, the man realised that he could have been cheated. This year, the police have registered close to 70 such cybercrimes in which people have been cheated of over Rs 43 crore.