Ameer Ali, a 22-year-old youth from Kozhikode, Kerala, has been arrested by the rural cybercrime police for his involvement in an online scam that defrauded a private firm employee of Rs7.05 lakh. Ali was apprehended on Wednesday evening after investigations revealed that he had provided his bank account to fraudsters to facilitate their illegal activities.
The victim, a private firm employee in the district, was contacted by a stranger last month, who claimed to be from the Mumbai cybercrime police. The scammer falsely informed the victim that a parcel addressed to him had been intercepted by police. The parcel supposedly contained drugs, fake passports, and SIM cards, which allegedly linked the victim to a criminal case.
In a subsequent video call, the scammer, posing as a CBI officer, threatened the victim with arrest unless he cooperated. The fraudster pressured the victim into transferring Rs7.05 lakh to various bank accounts to “clear his name” and avoid legal action.
