A woman lawyer in Bengaluru became a victim of cyber criminals and during a two-day 'video arrest', she not only lost Rs 14.57 lakh but also posed nude on camera for them, police sources said on Tuesday. Gave.
According to the police, the incident took place between April 3 and 5.
A complaint in this regard was lodged at the Bengaluru East Division Cyber Crime Police Station.
The 29-year-old city-based victim received a call from a person claiming to be from the customer service of international courier company FedEx, who told her that her parcel had been returned and that she needed to speak to a customer service executive.
The executive told him that the parcel contained five passports, three credit cards and 140 pieces of synthetic narcotic drug (MDMA) sent from Mumbai to Thailand in his name.
She was told that since the parcel contained narcotics, it was withheld and if she did not keep it, she should contact Mumbai's cyber crime team to lodge a complaint of ID theft.“When I confirmed that yes, I wanted to report identity theft, I transferred my call to the cyber crime team in Mumbai. The cyber crime team asked me to download Skype and enter an email ID to chat with them. Asked to do." I complained about him.
They then asked him about the 'illegal parcel' and his Aadhaar card details.
The 'Cyber Crime Team' then said that they would talk to higher authorities."I was then told that my Aadhaar card was on high alert for human trafficking and drugs. Subsequently, the Skype call was transferred to an alleged senior CBI officer named Abhishek Chauhan, where I was asked to turn on the camera and start a conversation. Asked for." " the complainant said.
He said the 'CBI officer' told him that it was a case of human trafficking, money laundering and identity theft.
The victim told the police, “They kept inquiring about my bank account details like current balance, annual CTC, my monthly income and my investments.I gave them all the necessary information."
He was forced to take an oath not to share any details with anyone until the investigation was completed as it was a 'highly sensitive matter'.
The victim was prevented from talking to her parents and the police and was asked to cooperate because "police and politicians were involved in this case."
She was asked to stay online with her camera on and share her screen so they could check if she called or texted anyone.
“I was kept under surveillance throughout the day and even at night,” he said in his complaint.I was asked to keep the camera on and sleep."
On April 4, he was asked to transfer Rs 10,78,993 from his bank account to the account of an account holder named Nitin Joseph, which he diligently did.
Additionally, he made two separate transactions worth Rs 2.04 lakh and Rs 1.74 lakh from Amazon on April 5.
In the complaint, the woman said that on the pretext of conducting a 'drug test', she was forced to take off her clothes and pose in front of the camera.
She alleged that she was threatened to continue doing so otherwise she and her family would be arrested in a drug case."The said officer later blackmailed me that if I did not give him Rs 10 lakh by 3 pm on April 5, he would sell her video to many people including on the dark web," he said in his complaint.
According to the police, the incident took place between April 3 and 5.
A complaint in this regard was lodged at the Bengaluru East Division Cyber Crime Police Station.
The 29-year-old city-based victim received a call from a person claiming to be from the customer service of international courier company FedEx, who told her that her parcel had been returned and that she needed to speak to a customer service executive.
The executive told him that the parcel contained five passports, three credit cards and 140 pieces of synthetic narcotic drug (MDMA) sent from Mumbai to Thailand in his name.
She was told that since the parcel contained narcotics, it was withheld and if she did not keep it, she should contact Mumbai's cyber crime team to lodge a complaint of ID theft.“When I confirmed that yes, I wanted to report identity theft, I transferred my call to the cyber crime team in Mumbai. The cyber crime team asked me to download Skype and enter an email ID to chat with them. Asked to do." I complained about him.
They then asked him about the 'illegal parcel' and his Aadhaar card details.
The 'Cyber Crime Team' then said that they would talk to higher authorities."I was then told that my Aadhaar card was on high alert for human trafficking and drugs. Subsequently, the Skype call was transferred to an alleged senior CBI officer named Abhishek Chauhan, where I was asked to turn on the camera and start a conversation. Asked for." " the complainant said.
He said the 'CBI officer' told him that it was a case of human trafficking, money laundering and identity theft.
The victim told the police, “They kept inquiring about my bank account details like current balance, annual CTC, my monthly income and my investments.I gave them all the necessary information."
He was forced to take an oath not to share any details with anyone until the investigation was completed as it was a 'highly sensitive matter'.
The victim was prevented from talking to her parents and the police and was asked to cooperate because "police and politicians were involved in this case."
She was asked to stay online with her camera on and share her screen so they could check if she called or texted anyone.
“I was kept under surveillance throughout the day and even at night,” he said in his complaint.I was asked to keep the camera on and sleep."
On April 4, he was asked to transfer Rs 10,78,993 from his bank account to the account of an account holder named Nitin Joseph, which he diligently did.
Additionally, he made two separate transactions worth Rs 2.04 lakh and Rs 1.74 lakh from Amazon on April 5.
In the complaint, the woman said that on the pretext of conducting a 'drug test', she was forced to take off her clothes and pose in front of the camera.
She alleged that she was threatened to continue doing so otherwise she and her family would be arrested in a drug case."The said officer later blackmailed me that if I did not give him Rs 10 lakh by 3 pm on April 5, he would sell her video to many people including on the dark web," he said in his complaint.
