Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Elderly Victims Lose Millions in Phone Call Frauds
Older people are being tricked into sending large amounts of money over the phone by scammers pretending to be from banks or the police.
They use different stories to scare people into cooperating.
Police are warning people not to trust these calls and to report any suspicious activity.
An 81-year-old man in Mumbai lost Rs 26 lakh to a cyber fraudster posing as a bank representative
A 65-year-old man in Tirupati lost Rs 80 lakh to fraudsters posing as CBI officials
A 64-year-old woman in Kolkata lost Rs 78 lakh to fraudsters claiming she was involved in a drug case
- Who
- Elderly people in Mumbai, Tirupati, and Kolkata
- What
- Lost money to phone call frauds
- When
- Recently (November 2024 and March 2024)
- Where
- Mumbai, Tirupati, and Kolkata
- Why
- Scammers tricked them into believing false stories
Bank Representative Scam
CBI Official Scam
Method of Tricking
Bank Representative Scam
Posing as a bank representative
CBI Official Scam
Posing as CBI officials
- Total Amount Lost
- Over Rs 1.84 crore
- Number of Victims
- 3
- Average Amount Lost
- Rs 61.33 lakh