Fraudsters dupe Indian IT professional of $16,000, force her to disrobe on camera
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An IT professional from India’s Pune city inMaharashtra, filed a complaint that she was duped of INR 13.94 lakh ($16,672) by fraudsters posing as officials from a global courier company and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The victim, a resident of Lohegaon, also said that she was forced to disrobe over a video call as the ‘officials’ wanted to check moles and birthmarks.
The Airport police are now investigating the matter.
Inspector (Crime) Sarjerao Kumbhar of the Airport police said Monday (Apr 15), "The victim, a resident of Lohegaon, told us that the caller posing as 'NCB officer' forced her to disrobe on a video call for a 'physical verification' after claiming that they suspected her of 'money laundering and terror links'."
Police said the charges have been filed under IPC and the IT Act.
What happened?
The police inspector quoted the victim as saying she received a call from a man who claimed that he was a representative of a courier firm and that NCB had intercepted a Taiwan-bound drug parcel with her name as the sender.
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“He told her that the parcel contained drugs, passports and other incriminating material. The man then told her that he was connecting the call with an NCB officer for an inquiry," the inspector said.
The fraudsters got the victim on a video call on the pretext of getting her bank details. They also asked the IT professional to transfer money to a bank account to ‘verify the banking details’.
“They also forced her to disrobe on video call 'to check moles and birthmarks', the victim reportedly told police.
The 26-year-old lady realised she was duped when the ‘officials’ didn’t return her money and instead blocked hernumber.
The victim had initially filed a complaint with Pune police’s cybercrime. An FIR was filed in the case on Sunday (Apr 14) after initial verification.
"We will send emails to the banks, cellphone companies and video call app for details of the financial transactions and communication. We will investigate the matter further based on the details received," Inspector Kumbhar said.
(With inputs from agencies)