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Cases of online fraud through digital arrest are continuously increasing in the country. The latest case is from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Here, the person who was the victim of fraud told the police that while talking to the accused on video calling, he had become hypnotized in a way. After transferring the money and disconnecting the call, I realized that I had been cheated.
A new method of fraud has emerged in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. In this, fraud is being carried out in the name of e-arrest by hypnotizing online.
The caller pretends to be an officer of ED, CBI and RBI and tells that fake passport, ATM card and drugs have been found in the parcel that came for you from abroad. After this, digital arrest is done by showing fear. Also, fraud is done in the name of destroying evidence.
The whole story of digital arrest in the words of the victim
On the evening of September 24, Sapan Chakraborty was watching a video on his mobile at his home in Bharatiya Nagar, Bilaspur, when he received a call. The caller introduced himself as a customs officer, the conversation went like this.
- Customs Officer Atul Singh: Are you Sapan Chakraborty, a parcel has arrived from Malaysia in your name, which contains 16 passports, 58 fake ATM cards and 140 grams of drugs (MDMA). Is this what you do?
- Sapan Chakraborty: I don’t know anything about this. I am not involved in any such work.
- Custom Officer: Okay, now Delhi Police will talk to you.
(After some time the video call came. During the call, Delhi Police logo and sounds of virus in the background, in which VIP movement and directions were heard.)
- DSP: I am DSP Sunil Kumar from Delhi Police, you come to Delhi and cooperate in the investigation here.
- Sapan Chakraborty: I am not well, I cannot come to Delhi.
- DSP: Okay, but we have to assure that you will cooperate in the investigation.
Questions and answers continued during the video call and to make the atmosphere scary, sounds of abuse and shouting were heard in the background.
Cheating by showing fear of CBI
Sapan Chakraborty told that after some time the call was connected to the CBI officer.
CBI officer Anil Yadav: You will have to cooperate in the investigation. Transfer 95 thousand to convince. This amount will be returned after completion of the investigation.
Sapan Chakraborty transferred the money to an ID of RBL Bank. After this, he was kept on video call for two hours under the pretext of questioning and answering. After the call was disconnected, Sapan realized that he had become a victim of fraud.
I thought I was hypnotized
Sapan Chakraborty told that when I was being digitally arrested and interrogated, it seemed as if the officers were sitting in front of me and interrogating me. I was completely mesmerized. It was only after the call was disconnected that I realized that something was wrong with me.
The police took immediate action and seized some money.
When Sapan Chakraborty did not receive the amount in his account even after two hours, he lodged a complaint with the cyber cell. Investigation revealed that out of Rs 95 thousand transferred from his account, Rs 50 thousand had been withdrawn through ATM from Bhavdiya in Jodhpur. The police took immediate action and seized Rs 45 thousand.
Be alert, avoid fraud: Nimitesh Singh, CSP Civil Line
- Do not trust unknown calls and video calls.
- Immediately report threatening calls in the name of government agencies.
- Do not transfer money to any unknown account or number.
- To complain about cyber fraud, immediately call helpline 1930.
- Vigilance and awareness are the biggest weapons of protection.