Udupi: A 76-year-old retired bank employee from Udupi was allegedly duped of Rs 22 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as officials from the cyber crime wing, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI.The complainant stated that he received a WhatsApp video call on his mobile phone from an unknown number at 3pm on July 10. When he answered the call, the person on the other side, who was in a police uniform, claimed to be speaking from the cyber crime unit, Colaba, Mumbai. He told the complainant that he had a bank account in Mumbai, and alleged that hundreds of crores of rupees had been laundered through that account.Later, from July 11 to July 16, the accused repeatedly made WhatsApp calls, posing as Vishwas ADGP, Anil Kumar, an ED officer and cyber officials. They convinced the complainant that the money in his bank accounts had to be transferred through RTGS for fund verification.Believing them, the complainant allegedly transferred a total of Rs 22 lakh to the bank account specified by the accused. A case has been registered at the CEN crime police station under Section 66(D) of the IT Act and Sections 114(4), 319(2), 308(2) and 318(4) of the BNS.
