Cybercrime takes new form in Bengaluru

Karnataka By Bellie Thomas December 15, 2022 Read the article

Residents of Bengaluru are falling prey to a new kind of cybercrime, and this time even the police appear involved!

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One or more people are impersonating personnel from the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police to get people to part with their money.

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They are first threatening their “mark” — a term used to denote the victim or victims — over their alleged involvement in a money-laundering case.

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Then, the fraudsters are turning “sympathetic” and offering to clear the victim’s name in the case. If money exchanges hands, of course.

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And that’s how some Bengalureans have apparently been defrauded of lakhs of rupees!

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A senior officer from the Bengaluru City Police urged caution if anyone “calls from any unknown number and demands money in the name of the police.”

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“One can walk into the nearest police station and share the details of the caller to ascertain the identity of the caller.”

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He added: “The person could also list out the numbers and hand them over to the police, explaining the situation.”

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Another police officer said: “Even after the money is gone from one’s bank account, the golden hour starts there.”

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“One should immediately dial 112, get routed to the cybercrime division, and initiate the process of freezing the bank accounts with the respective banks and the RBI.”

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This officer added: “If the golden hour is wasted, cybercriminals will transfer money from one account to another and park the cheated cash elsewhere.”

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