Swift intervention by bank, cyber police save doctor from losing lakhs to scammers in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The swift intervention of the Cyber Investigation Division helped a Changanassery-based doctor recover Rs 4.2 lakh that he had transferred to cyber scammers, who had held him under ‘virtual arrest’ after making him believe they were from the Mumbai police.

The doctor was contacted by the cyber criminals impersonating Mumbai police officers on Tuesday, alleging that they had found him involved in illegal financial activities. Known as vishing, this tactic is the most popular method used by scammers to fleece money from unsuspecting victims.