In order to gain the victim's trust, the caller told him his correct PAN card details and date of birth. On July 15, Atul gave the victim a SIM card and said it would get activated within two hours.
A 4G connection cost a south Mumbai businessman Rs12 lakh, after he fell prey to cyber fraud. The accused used his earlier SIM card to transfer money through RTGS from his account to other beneficiary accounts. The entire process took just a few hours.
The LT Marg police have arrested three people in this regard, identified as Abid Latiwala (40), Mukkaran Abdul Munshi (37) and Salman Valoria (25). According to the police, the complainant (name withheld on request), a resident of Kemps Corner, received a call from one Atul on July 10. The caller claimed to be a telecom company executive and offered a 4G connection at a cheap rate.
"In order to gain the victim's trust, the caller told him his correct PAN card details and date of birth. On July 15, Atul gave the victim a SIM card and said it would get activated within two hours. He then took the SIM card that the victim was using, saying it needed to be returned to the company," said a police officer.
When the new SIM did not get activated till next morning, the victim got suspicious and got his earlier SIM deactivated. "He bought a new SIM with the earlier number and got it activated. He then tried to log in on his net-banking ID to do a transaction but it failed. He then contacted the bank and was shocked to be told that Rs12 lakh were transferred from his account to other accounts through RTGS facility," said the officer.
The police managed to get hold of the beneficiary account holders and arrested them. "The victim's SIM card was misused for net-banking. The accused told us that they were contacted by one Jamil, who told them that some money would be deposited in their accounts and they would get commission for it. We are on a lookout for Jamil and other persons involved in the fraud," said police inspector Rajkumar Kothmire.
Those arrested have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Information Technology Act for cheating, said police inspector Shrikant Patil.
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