2 days ago
Money Trail From Rs 67 Lakh Fraud Saves Senior Citizen
Delhi Police were investigating a large online scam when they followed where the stolen money went.
The trail led to bank accounts connected to another person.
That person was an older woman living alone in Delhi.
Scammers had pretended to be officials and told her she was in serious legal trouble.
They claimed her Aadhaar details were linked to money laundering and a blast.
The woman had already transferred Rs 60 lakh.
Police reached her before she could lose more money from her savings and investments.
They helped her report the crime and are trying to recover the funds.
This kind of scam is called a digital arrest because criminals falsely threaten people with arrest during phone or video calls.
Delhi Police traced funds from a Rs 67.30 lakh digital-arrest fraud to an Axis Bank mule account.
Further transaction checks led investigators to a South Indian Bank account belonging to a genuine Janakpuri resident.
Police found the senior citizen living alone and distressed while fraudsters were allegedly keeping her under digital arrest.
She had reportedly transferred Rs 60 lakh after being falsely told her Aadhaar was linked to money laundering and a Jammu and Kashmir blast.
Police helped her contact the cybercrime helpline and are working to stop, trace and freeze the money.
- Who
- Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations Unit intervened to help a senior citizen in Janakpuri who was allegedly targeted by cyber fraudsters.
- What
- Police traced a money trail from a Rs 67.30 lakh fraud to the woman's bank account and helped prevent further transfers after she had reportedly sent Rs 60 lakh.
- Where
- The senior citizen was located in Janakpuri, West Delhi; the investigation also traced transactions through accounts linked to Karnataka and another South Indian Bank account.
- When
- The original Rs 67.30 lakh fraud was reported as occurring on 20 September; the intervention happened during the subsequent investigation.
- Why
- Investigators followed the stolen funds to determine whether the South Indian Bank account was controlled by fraudsters or belonged to another victim.
Key facts
- Original fraud amount
- Rs 67,30,300
- Reported fraud date
- 20 September
- Amount reportedly transferred by senior citizen
- Rs 60 lakh
- Investigating unit
- Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations Unit of Delhi Police
- Banks identified in money trail
- Axis Bank and South Indian Bank
- Location of senior citizen
- Janakpuri, West Delhi
- Cybercrime helpline
- 1930
Quotes
A senior Delhi Police officer
A senior police officer who described the fraud and the investigation’s efforts to stop the transfer
“The victim got a call from a woman who informed her that she is from the CBI. The fraudster told the victim that all her bank accounts would be frozen. The fraudsters made her transfer Rs 60 lakh. The investigating team is trying to stop the processing.”
NDTV
Sources
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