Pune man loses ₹10.7cr in online fraud
An 82-year-old retired businessman from Pune was tricked out of ₹10.7 crore after scammers pretended to be government officials and accused him of being involved in a fake criminal case.
The fraud began between January 23 and 31, starting with a call from someone claiming to be from TRAI, who said his phone number was linked to a crime involving Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
Scammers posed as CBI officers, 'judge'
The scammers posed as CBI officers, staged a fake online court hearing with a "judge," and threatened the victim with jail time unless he cooperated.
They made him stay on video call around the clock and convinced him to transfer money—seven times—to accounts they claimed were for RBI verification.
It wasn't until he told his daughter that the truth came out; the family then approached the cyber crime police station. An FIR was registered.