Fraudsters posing as CBI officials cheat woman of ₹2.81 crore
Police in Sivaganga have arrested a suspect involved in a major financial fraud where victims were targeted by individuals posing as CBI officials. A retired teacher was swindled out of ₹2.81 crore through threats related to bank account verification.
Why it matters
The rise of sophisticated cyber-fraud and impersonation scams targeting vulnerable individuals is a growing public safety concern.
Sivaganga police have arrested one person on charges of posing as CBI officials and swindling ₹2.81 crore from a woman teacher in Chennai.
Police said, Rama, 66, was a retired teacher living in R.A. Puram, Chennai, and was also working as a German language instructor.
She had saved money obtained from the sale of her properties along with her salary earnings.
In April, individuals posing as CBI officers contacted her. They threatened her by claiming that money fraud had been committed through her bank account.
Further, under the guise of verifying her bank accounts, they transferred ₹2.81 crore from her accounts to their own and committed fraud.
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