Hey there, folks! Today we have a cautionary tale straight out of Pune’s Pashan area. A woman fell prey to a cyber fraud scheme and lost a whopping Rs 13.23 lakh in the process. Yikes!
According to reports, the poor victim received a call from cybercriminals posing as officials from the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch on 2nd January 2025. They spun a tale about her bank account being involved in shady money transactions and threatened her with legal trouble if she didn’t comply.
Understandably panicked, the woman was coerced into transferring the hefty sum to the fraudsters’ account to avoid getting arrested. They even called it a “digital arrest” procedure. Sneaky, right?
But alas, it was all a scam. When she realized she had been swindled, she wasted no time in reporting the incident to the Baner Police Station. Senior Police Inspector Navnath Jagtap is now on the case, trying to track down the fraudsters.
So, folks, let this be a lesson to always be wary of unsolicited calls asking for money. Stay safe out there in the digital world!
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