A private firm in Jamnagar was duped by a man who claimed to be a police officer on the Internet into believing that his Aadhaar card and debit cards were used for some illegal activities leading to the loss of INR 35 lakh.
He was issued a liquidation certificate telling him to dispose of all his shares and transfer the proceeds into an account at the bank.
The complainant Rajeev Chudasama filed his complaint with Cyber Crime Police Station, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Sections 319(2), 318(4), 204 and IT Act-61. One unknown number called.
The caller introduced himself as Rahul Tiwari from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). According to Tiwari, there was a sim card bought using his money. In Mumbai, Adharka related to seventeen incidents. He was directed by them to make immediate contact with Tilak Nagar police station in Mumbai.
Chudasama told him he was from Jamnagar but didn’t have any contacts of Tilak Nagar police station. Then another person named Officer Hemraj Koli joined the call as well.
Koli asked him to send his photo ID for verification which he did. Koli then sent eight counterfeit documents to Chudasama, including an FIR lodged against him, a notice of RBI against him. A warrant of arrest by Finance Ministry against him. And all these were just fabricated by Koli, including victim’s bank statements. The caller instructed Chudasama to double-check these documents. And enter one room where he should lock it from inside before talking with senior officers.
One hour later, Chudasama received a video call but the camera of this caller was turned off. The caller identified himself as George Mathew and provided Chudasama with a link that he claimed was referred to on Supreme Court’s website. He told him that click on it when clicked showed FIR registered at Tilak Nagar Police Station. And a letter from SEBI that he has reported him under money laundering behavior. On seeing these papers, Lord Nakata became afraid and complied with all requests given to him. He was told by fraudsters to sell stocks from his demat account and transfer the money into their bank account for which they provided the number. They told him that this process was in compliance with Reserve Bank of India’s Regulations.
He was then informed that the details of the bank account held in Chudasama’s name would be verified by Reserve Bank of India and Education Department later. Afterwards, on August 3rd, he transferred INR 35 lakh as per instructions to his bank account.
On August 5th, another call came demanding more payment for clearance certificate from Reserve Bank of India. He thought something fishy and informed colleagues as well as friends. At this stage he realized he had been duped and called police officers.
