Three cheated of 1.63 crore by online fraudsters

Coimbatore: Unidentified online fraudsters have cheated three people in the district of around 1.63 crore in the past two months.
In the first incident, the fraudsters cheated a 47-year-old woman, a resident of Tea Estate Compound at Race Couse in the city. She received a call from a stranger on September 20, informing her that he was calling from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India).He told the woman that her Aadhaar card and mobile number were used for money laundering. The caller said she would shortly receive a call from the Mumbai crime branch police.
Immediately, she received a WhatsApp video call from a man, dressed in police uniform. The ‘police officer' said he would investigate her bank transactions. The officer asked her to transfer 52 lakh to his bank account for verification. The officer also promised to return the money after verification. Believing his words, the woman had transferred the amount to the account. A day later, she realised that she had been cheated and lodged a complaint with police. A case was registered on Monday under sections 318 (4), and 319 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and 66 D of the Information Technology Act.
Similarly, a 64-year-old businessman from Malumichampatti was cheated of 71.2 lakh in August this year. The online fraudsters made him invest the amount in online trading and cheated him. The rural cybercrime police registered a case against the fraudsters on Monday.
A 34-year-old havildar at the Sulur Air Force Station lost 39.81 lakh to online fraudsters in an investment scheme. The rural cybercrime police registered a case on Monday.