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Andhra woman loses Rs 1.43 crore in cyber fraud
['Telangana Today']
Telangana Today
Andhra woman loses Rs 1.43 crore in cyber fraudA woman in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly lost Rs 1.43 crore in a digital arrest scam after fraudsters impersonated Delhi Police officials and falsely accused her of money laundering.
District Superintendent of Police (SP) Vidya Sagar Naidu told PTI that a case has been registered based on a complaint from the woman.
The case was registered around two days ago under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and other applicable laws.
The callers claimed a person named Goyal had been arrested in a money laundering case and that the bank account in her name had surfaced during the investigation.
She was allegedly instructed to transfer Rs 20 lakh immediately, another Rs 22 lakh over the next two days and the remaining Rs 53 lakh before the end of the month.