CANACONA
A woman from Nagarcem-Canacona has been duped of Rs 3 lakh by some persons posing as Telecom and CBI officers.
In her complaint to Canacona police, the woman stated that since September 2024, some unknown person initially claiming to be from the telecom company informed her that her mobile number would be permanently banned and to avoid this, she needed to obtain a clearance certificate from the CBI.
Thereafter, the complainant received a text message via a WhatsApp number from a person posing as a CBI Officer informing that another SIM card which was issued on her name was used for human trafficking and that, a bank account had been opened in a bank was used for illegal activities.
The accused then told her that all her bank accounts would be seized and instructed her to transfer the money to a government merchant navy account. The accused then directed her to visit Delhi to obtain a clearance certificate.
However, when the complainant refused to visit Delhi, they advised her to complete the process online. During the online process, the woman said she was manipulated into making RTGS transactions amounting to Rs 3 lakh, thereby getting cheated by impersonation using a communication device.
Canacona police has registered the offence under Section 318(4) 319(2)r/w 3(5) of BNS 2023 & Sec 66-D of IT Act 2000 & 2008 and further investigation is being supervised by Canacona Police Inspector Harish Raut Dessai.
