Posing as CBI Officers, Cyber Frauds Cheat Rs 9 Lakh from Mumbai Railway Official

Mumbai: Claiming to be CBI officials, fraudsters took away Rs 9 lakh from a railway official in Mumbai by telling him that he was under investigation in a money laundering case.

The victim was produced before a “judge” via video call by the fraudsters.

The victim was kept on a video call by the fraudsters for around 20 hours on Monday.

The 59-year-old victim is the Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (Construction) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).

On September 16 morning, the victim received a voice-recorded message on his mobile phone that said that his mobile phone will be blocked within two hours and for any queries he should dial ‘0’ from his number. Accordingly, the victim pressed ‘0’ and immediately he received a video call.

The caller posed as a CBI officer and said said one account of the victim was used in a money laundering case.

The victim went to his office for work. But the callers asked him to return home at 2 pm stating that CBI officers wanted to investigate him in the case.

The accused then told the victim that he would be produced before the court online and the judge will decide the matter. The victim was forced to attend a video call till 9.30 am on Tuesday, where the caller claimed that he was being produced before the court. The victim was produced before a person posing as a judge, who asked him to provide all the bank details, he added.

At the pressure of the fraudsters, the victim deposited Rs 9 lakh into the bank account provided by them.

After depositing the money, the victim realised that he had been conned. Then he lodged a complaint at the Colaba police station.