New Delhi: A lady doctor was allegedly cheated of Rs 4.5 crore in what is said to be the biggest cyber fraud in the national Capital.
An FIR has been registered by Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit, according to which the lady was duped via internet video calls.
The victim said that she was told a parcel in her name had been seized from FedEx, with 140 gm MDMA being found apart from her passport, banking documents and shoes. She was also informed that the parcel was booked on April 21 from Mumbai to Taiwan transit for an amount of Rs 25,000 which was transacted from her credit card.
The doctor stated in her complaint that several people posing as officials from Mumbai’s Andheri police station, RBI, Customs department, Narcotics Control Bureau, as well as a DCP-rank official had contacted her.
The accused convinced her to break fixed deposits for seizure and verification, citing KYC reasons. She was misinformed that 23 accounts were opened using the same KYC, of which some were involved in money laundering. The scamsters told her the money had to be transferred to RBI for verification as it was suspected to be proceeds of crimes and that post verification, the amount would be returned.
The fraudsters also sent her a letter from RBI and a complaint from the letterhead of Mumbai Police. Those were obviously forged documents.
A thorough investigation is underway.
