Elderly man loses Rs 9 lakh as cyber fraudster posing as cops threaten to arrest him
Elderly man loses Rs 9 lakh as cyber fraudster posing as cops threaten to arrest him
MUMBAI: (Nov 20) Cyber fraudsters posing as police personnel allegedly duped a 79-year-old Mumbai man of nearly Rs 9 lakh as they threatened to arrest him in a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.
The incident took place recently and based on a complaint lodged by him, the police registered a case against unidentified persons, an official of Charkop police station said.
The complainant, who lives with his wife in Kandivali, is a retired employee. Last month, he received a call from a man, who identified himself as Gupesh Kumar.
