Kanpur News: A case of fraud of Rs 80 lakhs has come to light from an NRI doctor. Cyber thugs kept him under digital arrest for eight days. They also sent a letter on WhatsApp with the words CBI and FBI written on it.
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85-year-old NRI Dr. Rameshchandra Tandon, who lives in Devki Nagar, Kakadev, Kanpur, was duped of Rs 80.86 lakh. Cyber fraudsters took him in their trap by telling him that a case of money laundering will be registered against him and kept him under digital arrest at different times for eight days. A letter was also sent on WhatsApp in the name of Central Bureau of Investigation, Government of India. It had the signature of Rahul Yadav (IPS) as office in-charge and Viraj Kumar in the investigation unit. Panicked by this, Dr. Tandon transferred the money. When the fraudsters said that the money deposited in Citibank of America would also be transferred to the SBI account in Kanpur, then he realized that he had been duped. After this, he lodged a report in the cyber police station on Saturday.
Nephew Dr. Sanjay Tandon told that his uncle was a doctor in America. He has been with him for some time. According to the nephew, on August 25, his uncle received a WhatsApp call on his mobile. The caller introduced himself as Ajay Kumar Bansal and said that a case of international money laundering has been registered against him by the Government of India. He has been authorized to give this information. For confirmation, he also sent a PDF of the CBI. Terrified by this, Dr. Rameshchandra Tandon transferred Rs 80.86 lakh in several installments to the account mentioned.
