3.7 crores stolen… Infosys officer becomes victim of cyber fraud, people shocked

Bengaluru: A case of cyber fraud of Rs 3.7 crore has come to light with a senior executive of IT company Infosys. According to the Times of India report, cyber-criminals had talked to him posing as officials of TRAI, CBI and Mumbai Police. The thugs had threatened to arrest him for his complicity in many cases including money laundering. The executive officer told the police, ‘First of all, on November 21, a person called me. He told that a case has been registered against me at Vakola Police Station in Mumbai. Also, a case of money laundering has been registered regarding my Aadhar card details.

The victim of fraud told that he was made continuous phone calls for the next 2 days. During this, he was asked to transfer Rs 3.7 crore from his personal account to different bank accounts. On the basis of the complaint, cyber crime police have registered a case under IT Act and sections 419 and 420 of IPC. Giving information about this case, the senior police officer said that an amount of more than Rs 3 crore has gone missing, in view of this the case will be handed over to CID. He told that now those bank accounts in which the money was sent are being frozen.

According to the report, the police officer said that the caller introduced himself as a TRAI officer. In this case, the SIM card which was registered in the name of the complainant was used to post illegal advertisements. During the fraud, the call was transferred to a person who posed as a senior officer of Mumbai Police. He told the executive that CBI officers from Mumbai and Delhi would visit his house in connection with the investigation. They kept threatening that if this did not happen, he could be arrested. It is worth noting that during this period the conversation also took place on video call. During this, the executive also saw the police station, khaki clad policemen and the copy of the complaint. But, they did not realize that all this was fake.