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HYDERABAD: Cyber fraudsters conned a 60-year-old state govt employee and took away 21 lakh from him. Claiming to be calling from RBl, the fraudsters told the victim that his Aadhaar card was used to open bank accounts and obtain credit cards, which were involved in money laundering activities linked to fugitive terrorist DawoodIbrahim's associate Mohammad Yunis Khan.
The caller also claimed that the victim's Aadhaar was part of a conspiracy involving 300 senior citizens across the country.
Additionally, the accounts linked to the victim's Aadhaar were allegedly involved in money laundering hawala, cryptocurrency, and drug trafficking.
The victim was told that these accounts were operating from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra and that NIA, CBl, and Supreme Court were monitoring his activities.
The victim was then connected to two individuals, including one who claimed to be working with NIAMumbai. The fraudster then connected the victim to another person, who claimed to be from the police station in Koti, informing him that arrest warrants were issued in his name.
When the victim informed the fraudsters that his son was getting married, they said that if he cooperated and answered all their questions, there would be no action.
Later, they sent him fake orders issued by the Supreme Court and CBI, naming him as a suspect and forcing him to transfer amounts.
When the victim told them that he had money only for his son's wedding, the fraudsters instructed him to transfer the amount to an SSA account with a masked name, supposedly secured by the Ministry of Finance. They assured him that he could get it back in a few days and forced him to transfer funds from all his accounts, totalling <21 lakh.