Lucknow Cyber fraud – Lucknow’s female doctor remained in digital arrest for 9 days… Cyber swindlers transferred Rs 13.40 lakh – Lucknow Cyber Scam Female Doctor Duped of 13 Lakh After 9 Day Digital Confinement lcla
In Lucknow, cyber thugs kept a female doctor under digital arrest for 9 days and got Rs 13.40 lakh transferred. Cyber thugs had called the female doctor and introduced themselves as employees of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Along with this, the thugs told the woman that a SIM has been taken on her Aadhar card in Delhi, due to which illegal activities are being done.
When the female doctor objected to this and said that nothing like this could be done in my name, the thugs tricked her and said that the matter would be verified and Delhi Police would investigate it. After this, the female doctor received a video call, in which a person calling himself Senior Inspector Anil of Delhi Police started interrogating her.
During the video call, the thug posing as an inspector threatened the female doctor to implicate her in a money laundering case. The thug said that your name is involved in a big scam, due to which you can face 45 days in jail. The thugs threatened the female doctor and demanded Rs 13.40 lakh from her. The swindlers also warned that if they did not pay the money, legal action would be taken.
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Fearing the threats of the thugs, the female doctor came under pressure and transferred the amount demanded by the thugs in different installments. During this time, the thugs threatened the doctor for 9 days. After transferring the money, the female doctor realized that she had been cheated, then she gathered courage and contacted Lucknow Police and lodged a complaint.
Lucknow Police has started investigating this matter. Cyber cell is investigating to catch the accused. Police have appealed to citizens to beware of any unknown calls or threatening messages and not to share their banking and personal information.
