Infosys techie loses Rs 3.7 crore to scammers posing as TRAI official

A Infosys techie in Bengaluru lost Rs 3.7 crore to scammers who posed as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Mumbai police officials, a Times of India report said.

The senior executive informed the police that one of the scammers called him on November 21 and told him there was a case filed against his name at a police station in Mumbai and a money laundering case filed against his Aadhar card details. In the next 48 hours, the scammers forced him to send Rs 3.7 crore to various bank accounts.

Police officials said that the caller claimed to be a TRAI official and said that a SIM card registered in the complainant’s name was used to post illegal ads. When the complainant told the scammer that the phone number did not belong to him, he was told the number was found using his Aadhar card credentials.

The call was later transferred to a person who claimed to be a senior officer in the Mumbai police and told the techie he would need to come and visit them and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai and Delhi and threatened to arrest him if he failed to turn up.

A Infosys techie in Bengaluru lost Rs 3.7 crore to scammers who posed as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Mumbai police officials, a Times of India report said.

The senior executive informed the police that one of the scammers called him on November 21 and told him there was a case filed against his name at a police station in Mumbai and a money laundering case filed against his Aadhar card details. In the next 48 hours, the scammers forced him to send Rs 3.7 crore to various bank accounts.

Police officials said that the caller claimed to be a TRAI official and said that a SIM card registered in the complainant’s name was used to post illegal ads. When the complainant told the scammer that the phone number did not belong to him, he was told the number was found using his Aadhar card credentials.

The call was later transferred to a person who claimed to be a senior officer in the Mumbai police and told the techie he would need to come and visit them and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai and Delhi and threatened to arrest him if he failed to turn up. Moneycontrol