Lucknow, Aug. 28 -- In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 70-year-old retired merchant navy officer and his 100-year-old father lost Rs 1.29 crore to scammers posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The incident occurred in Lucknow's Sarojini Nagar area and has left the victims reeling.
According to the FIR, the fraud began on August 20, when Hardev Singh, the centenarian, received a call from an individual identifying himself as "Alok Singh" from the CBI. The caller claimed an arrest warrant had been issued against Hardev Singh in a money laundering case.
To reinforce the threat, the caller sent a forged "digital arrest" notice via WhatsApp, falsely claiming that Singh had been placed under "virtual custody." P...