Alert: Retired IAF officer received a call saying your number is going to be closed, Rs 13 lakh withdrawn from account..

A 79-year-old retired Indian Air Force officer in Chandigarh fell victim to cyber fraud. Fraudsters trapped him by posing as officers of the Telecom Authority, CBI, and Mumbai Police and defrauded him of Rs 13.2 lakh on false charges of money laundering. According to the report, this fraud continued for several days.

The call came on January 13

Retired Air Force officer Surinder Kumar received a call. The caller introduced himself as an officer of a telecom company and said that his mobile number would be switched off for six hours. Kumar panicked and contacted the customer care helpline, where he was asked to talk to another person.

The real fraud started here.
This person posed as a CBI officer. He told Kumar that his name had come up in the money laundering case related to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal. The fraudster also claimed that Rs 56 lakh had been transferred to Kumar's bank account and several complaints were lodged against him. The fraudsters made a video call to Kumar, in which a person was seen wearing a Mumbai Police uniform. This person repeated the false allegations of money laundering and said that if he did not give the money immediately, he would be arrested. Due to fear and social prestige, Kumar decided to compromise at the behest of the fraudsters.

Sent Rs 6.5 lakh on January 16

Kumar transferred Rs 6.5 lakh from his HDFC bank account to the account mentioned by the fraudsters. The fraudsters intimidated him further, after which he again transferred Rs 6.7 lakh. During this time, the fraudsters kept threatening him not to tell anyone about this matter and also said that his activities were being monitored. In this way, Kumar was cheated of Rs 13 lakh.

How to avoid such cyber fraud?

This is not the first time that such cases of fraud have come to light. Senior citizens and retired officials are especially targeted, as they have less knowledge of digital fraud.

Beware of fake calls from government or bank officials.

Do not send money to anyone without confirmation on any call. Contact the official website or helpline number.

Do not share confidential information with anyone.

Do not share bank account details, passwords, OTP, etc. with anyone.

Government agencies do not ask for money over the phone.

If anyone asks for money by claiming to be a police, CBI, or bank officer, immediately inform the local police or cyber crime cell.

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