Mumbai: Imagine losing money to a cyber con and then getting yelled at by the fraudster for blocking your bank account. This happened with an elderly couple from Jogeshwari last week, prompting them to approach police. A case of cheating has been registered against the unidentified scammer at Amboli police station.The 69-year-old complainant and her husband, who is a retired excise commissioner, live in Jogeshwari West. Their daughter lives in another city.On June 9, the complainant was home when she received a video call over WhatsApp from an unknown number. The caller claimed to be a representative of a quick commerce platform and offered her a refund. He asked her to share her phone screen with him, which she did. The caller claimed there was a technical issue with her digital wallet and she would not be able to use it for 24 hours. He hung up in a few minutes. The complainant checked her digital wallet but it was not functioning properly.On June 10, the complainant received a video call over WhatsApp once again. She shared her phone screen as instructed by the caller. He told her that her digital wallet would start functioning and she would receive a refund that day. But this did not happen.On June 11, he called back and asked for another family member’s phone number whose digital wallet was functional. The complainant shared her husband’s phone number. The fraudster called him and asked him to share his phone screen. Soon after, Rs 98,205 got deducted from her husband’s digital wallet. He immediately alerted the complainant about the fraud. When she checked her digital wallet, over Rs 2.8 lakh had been deducted in installments over the last three days.The couple rushed to their bank to get their account blocked to prevent further misuse. Their daughter also lodged a complaint with the cyber helpline 1930. But the scammer called the couple back and started to yell at them for blocking their bank account. He began threatening them, which terrified the couple and they approached Amboli police.
