According to police, money was withdrawn from Hongkong China, Dubai UAE, Bangkok and Thailand since 2019 and was brought to India using Hawala channels.
"They induced the complainant to pay half of the money after depositing their money. They handed the packet of Rs 2 lakh and replaced his packet of Rs 50,000," police added.
Retired colonel Raghujit Singh has filed a complaint against the accused Amit Thakur and his associates alleging that the accused persons duped him of his retirement funds worth Rs 3 crores on the pretext of investment in various insurance policies, Special CP Crime Ravinder Yadav said.
With enhanced use of cyberspace, frauds committed by fraudsters by masking their identity is also increasing, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Raipur Poice on Monday arrested four people and busted a gang of fraudsters who allegedly indulged in duping people across the country by posing as customer care executives.
Detailing the incident, the police said, "A complainant reported at Cyber Police Station South regarding an online fraud of Rs. 6,38,700 through unknown persons who impersonated themselves as Japanese delegates."
According to the police, Budumuru has cheated approx 60 companies of nearly Rs 3 crore using the name of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Two fraudsters involved in cheating people on pretext of converting or redeeming their credit card points into rupees were arrested on Tuesday by a team of Cybercrime police, South West District, said the officials.
According to an official statement, the accused's movements were tracked to Telangana, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan before he was caught in Jalore district of the desert state.
Tabassum Qureshi, a television producer has filed an FIR alleging that she has been duped of Rs 61,900 by a fraudster posing as a hospital staff while trying to book a doctor's appointment, the Delhi police informed Today.
Upon enquiring about the matter, it was revealed that the deceased Verma (45) a resident of Uttam Nagar was facing charges of Rs 14 Lakh of fraud in the name of arranging a job.