Jaipur : In the digital world, such methods of cheating have been invented that it is not easy to avoid them. Cyber thugs trap people in their net with new methods every day and then extort lakhs of rupees from them. These days, incidents of cheating by cyber arrest have increased a lot. The thugs, claiming to be a big officer of a government agency, scare people with the fear of arrest in criminal cases. Sometimes posing as ED, sometimes CBI and sometimes Income Tax officer, threaten to arrest people by accusing them of embezzlement and money laundering. They extort lakhs of rupees by giving the pretext of escaping arrest. In the last one month, three such incidents have come to light in Jaipur. The first incident happened with a woman bank manager, from whom Rs 17 lakh was defrauded. The second incident happened with a retired judge, in which Rs 5 lakh was defrauded. Now the third incident has happened, in which a businessman was defrauded of Rs 4.90 lakh.
Fear of arrest shown by accusing of money laundering
This time the fraud happened with 67 year old businessman Pradeep Loiwal. Loiwal says that he received a call from an unknown person in which the caller introduced himself as an ED officer. The person posing as an ED officer told Pradeep Loiwal that money laundering is happening from the SIM card issued from your Aadhar card and bank account. A case is being registered against you, which will be dealt with by the CBI. When Pradeep Loiwal denied this, the caller showed some documents and said that all the documents are against you, you will be arrested soon. After this the caller also told the way to escape. He asked to deposit Rs 4.90 lakh in the bank account. Out of fear, Pradeep Loiwal transferred the money.
Money was transferred with just one click
The victim says that the person claiming to be an ED officer threatened him that the investigation of the case is being handed over to the CBI. All the facts of money laundering are being sent to the CBI by the ED. When the victim was threatened with arrest, he asked about settling the case. After this, the person sent a link on Pradeep Loiwal’s WhatsApp. On clicking the link, Rs 4.90 lakh was deducted from his bank account. After the money was deducted, Pradeep thought that he was saved from getting into any big trouble, but when the call came again after a few days, he suspected fraud.
FIR was lodged on the advice of acquaintances
After extorting Rs 4.90 lakh once, the cyber thugs planned to extort money again. Two days ago, the same person called again and again demanded Rs 5 lakh. Pradeep Loiwal refused to give money when he was asked for money again. He realized that he had been cheated. Pradeep mentioned this incident to his acquaintances and on their advice a case was registered in Ashok Nagar police station of Jaipur. Ashok Nagar police station in-charge Umesh Beniwal is investigating the case.
