Hyderabad woman, 74, duped of Rs 37.9 lakh in cyber fraud case

The victim received a call from someone claiming that an FIR had been registered against her at the Andheri Police Station. The scammers then sent her fake letters from the CBI and RBI, alleging that her bank account was linked to illegal transactions involving Naresh Goel, the owner of a private airline company.

Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters duped a 74-year-old woman from Hyderabad of Rs. 37.9 lakh on the pretext that she is involved in a money laundering case and is under investigation.

The victim received a call from a person who claimed that a FIR was registered against her at Andheri Police Station.

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The scammers sent fake letters to her from CBI and RBI claiming that her bank account was involved in illegal transactions related to one Naresh Goel, owner of a private airlines company case.

“The fraudsters demanded that the victim reveal her bank account details and threatened to freeze her account. She was also threatened of arrest,” said an official of Hyderabad cybercrime police station.

The fraudsters asked the woman to transfer funds into RBI and assured of returning it along with interest. Panicked over the calls the victim withdrew her fixed deposits worth Rs. 37.90 lakh and transferred to the bank accounts of the fraudsters, the official added.

The woman later realized she was duped and approached the police. The police registered a case and started investigation.