Tutor placed under digital arrest, duped of Rs 7 lakh
Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters, posing as officials of the CBI and the TRAI, allegedly placed a 56-year-old private tutor from Ameerpet under ‘digital arrest’ and duped her of Rs 7 lakh. They threatened to arrest her in a money laundering case. According to the complainant, she was forced to remain on a video call for nearly 24 hours and was even sent a fake letter in the name of the Chief Justice of India to convince her to transfer the money.
The ordeal began on Sept 28 when she received an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) call from a fraudster identifying herself as Priya Sharma, an employee of the TRAI. The caller claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar card had been misused and linked to illegal activities involving a SIM card purchase in Mumbai.
