Recently, cyber crime cases have been increasing rapidly in the country, where people staying at home are being duped. In this series, a 75-year-old retired ship captain from Mumbai has become a victim of a major cyber fraud. In the name of excellent returns on their investments in the stock market, a total of Rs 11.16 million was stolen from them in August and November.
An official said police arrested historian Kaif Ibrahim Mansoori in this cyber scam case and recovered 33 debit cards of different banks and 12 check books from him.
The victim, who had a special interest in investing in the stock market, was lured by the scammers by promising them huge profits for investing in stocks. Initially, the victim saw profits in his online investment account. However, when he tried to withdraw the money, he was asked to pay 20 per cent service tax. The officer said that after the victim realized that she had been cheated, she lodged a complaint at the South Cyber Police Station.
Police said, “Between August and November this year, the victim was defrauded of a huge sum of Rs 11.16 million.” During the investigation, officials revealed that the scammers had used multiple bank accounts to withdraw the money. The victim had made 22 transactions transferring money to these accounts. Tracing the two accounts, the police discovered a debit of Rs 6 lakh through a check made by a woman who had submitted her PAN card for KYC verification.
When the woman was interrogated, she admitted to having withdrawn the money on the instructions of Kaif Ibrahim Mansoori. Police arrested Mansoori in south Mumbai and found 33 debit cards linked to 12 different bank accounts, which were used to transfer Rs 44 lakh of the victim’s funds. Authorities said further investigation into the matter is underway.
