In Noida, a case of cheating from the Deputy Director of Retired Deputy Director from the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India has come to light. Cyber ​​criminals cheated the retired Deputy Director for three days and cheated Rs 1.70 crore. The incident took place with Omprakash Srivastava, who lives in a society in Sector 62, Noida, who reported the case to the Cybercrime Police on 16 September.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Cybercrime Preeti Yadav, Omprakash Shrivastava received a phone call on 9 September. The caller told him that his number, who was registered from Mumbai, is harassing people by abusing them. However, Omprakash clarified that he never went to Mumbai and he has no relation with the matter. Despite this, he was told that a case was registered and would have to talk to the Mumbai Police.

Fraud by becoming an officer of Mumbai Police

Subsequently, Omprakash’s phone was allegedly picked up by a Mumbai Police officer. This officer claimed that Omprakash’s name is related to money laundering and he will have to come to Mumbai in this matter. When Omprakash asked not to go to Mumbai citing his health, he was given the option to talk through video conferencing.

Fraud of 1.70 crores

During further investigation, cyber criminals got information about their bank accounts by luring them and said that they would be produced in the virtual court. Here a person questioned himself as a judge and said that during the investigation, one crore 70 lakh rupees would have to be transferred, which will be returned later on completion of their investigation.

Digital arrest kept for three days

The criminals arrested Omprakash Shrivastava digital and kept pressure on him for three days and during this time they transferred this huge amount from the elderly. The case came to know about Omprakash’s son, who lodged a report with the Cybercrime Police on 16 September. Now the police is trying to find out in which accounts the amount of cheating has been transferred.

Need to be conscious of the increasing cases of cyber criminals, this phenomenon is an example of increasing incidents of digital fraud, in which criminals are targeting the elderly. Police officials say that the public should be aware in such cases and the police should inform the police immediately in case of any suspicious calls or messages.