5 days ago
Retired Juhu Bank Manager Loses ₹3.84 Crore In Scam
A retired bank manager in Mumbai was tricked by people pretending to be police officers.
They told him that his identity documents had been used in a terrorism case.
The scammers also claimed that a bank account connected to him had received money for terrorists.
They sent him a fake letter and threatened to arrest him and his family.
They told him he was under “digital arrest,” even though he was not physically detained.
Over 10 days, he sent them ₹3.84 crore.
Police have frozen about ₹2 crore in many bank accounts.
They are trying to recover the rest of the money.
A 64-year-old retired bank manager from Juhu was allegedly defrauded of ₹3.84 crore.
Scammers posed as Anti-Terrorist Squad officers and accused him of links to terror funding.
They claimed his Aadhaar-linked SIM and documents had been used for illegal financial activity.
The victim was kept under “digital arrest” and isolated from his family for 10 days.
Police have frozen ₹2 crore across 150 bank accounts and are tracing the remaining money.
- Who
- A 64-year-old retired bank manager from Juhu was allegedly targeted by scammers posing as ATS officers.
- What
- He allegedly lost ₹3.84 crore in a fake terror-funding and “digital arrest” scam.
- Where
- The victim was from Juhu, Mumbai; the scammers claimed links to Colaba ATS and Lucknow ATS.
- When
- The fraud began on August 7 and continued through August 17.
- Why
- The scammers allegedly used false accusations involving a SIM card, bank account and terror funding to pressure him into transferring money.
Key facts
- Victim
- 64-year-old retired bank manager
- Location
- Juhu, Mumbai
- Reported loss
- ₹3.84 crore
- Scam duration
- 10 days, from August 7 to August 17
- Scammers’ impersonation
- Anti-Terrorist Squad officers
- Money frozen
- ₹2 crore across 150 bank accounts
- Alleged case
- Fake terror-funding investigation involving an Aadhaar-linked SIM and documents
Sources
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