Pune: Cybercrooks, posing as officials from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), duped a 44-year-old woman from Chikhali of Rs7.30 lakh by instilling fear that her Aadhaar was being misused for money laundering. The fraud occurred between June 21 and 24, during which the woman not only transferred her savings to the crooks but also a personal loan, which the crooks obtained in her name using her PAN card, Aadhaar card, and debit card details.The woman, who works with a private company in the Pimpri Chinchwad area, filed an online complaint after realising she was being duped. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Chikhali police on Thursday.Inspector Amol Phadtare of the Chikhali police told TOI that, according to the complainant, on June 21, she received a call from an unknown cellphone number. The caller claimed to be from UIDAI and informed her that her Aadhaar number was misused for money laundering. “The caller told the woman that her case was forwarded to the Mumbai police’s crime branch and she needed to get a clearance certificate from the police. He also instructed the woman to upload the certificate to UIDAI and provided her with a cellphone number to lodge a complaint,” Phadtare said.He stated that after the woman lodged a complaint, the person contacted her again and obtained details of her bank balance. The caller then informed the woman that she needed to transfer her money to the Reserve Bank of India’s account for verification purposes. After the verification, the RBI would return her money. “The woman then transferred Rs 4.87 lakh through RTGS and UPI bank transfer to the bank account numbers provided to her,” he said.Phadtare mentioned that the crooks had taken the woman’s PAN, Aadhaar, and debit card numbers. “Using these details, the crooks obtained a personal loan of Rs 2.40 lakh in the woman’s name and made her transfer that amount too,” Phadtare said.The officer stated that the woman realised she was duped after the crooks stopped calling her. “She then approached the police. We have sought the details of all the transactions from the woman’s bank. Our investigations are ongoing,” the officer said. Pune: Cybercrooks, posing as officials from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), duped a 44-year-old woman from Chikhali of Rs7.30 lakh by instilling fear that her Aadhaar was being misused for money laundering. The fraud occurred between June 21 and 24, during which the woman not only transferred her savings to the crooks but also a personal loan, which the crooks obtained in her name using her PAN card, Aadhaar card, and debit card details.The woman, who works with a private company in the Pimpri Chinchwad area, filed an online complaint after realising she was being duped. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Chikhali police on Thursday.Inspector Amol Phadtare of the Chikhali police told TOI that, according to the complainant, on June 21, she received a call from an unknown cellphone number. The caller claimed to be from UIDAI and informed her that her Aadhaar number was misused for money laundering. “The caller told the woman that her case was forwarded to the Mumbai police’s crime branch and she needed to get a clearance certificate from the police. He also instructed the woman to upload the certificate to UIDAI and provided her with a cellphone number to lodge a complaint,” Phadtare said.He stated that after the woman lodged a complaint, the person contacted her again and obtained details of her bank balance. The caller then informed the woman that she needed to transfer her money to the Reserve Bank of India’s account for verification purposes. After the verification, the RBI would return her money. “The woman then transferred Rs 4.87 lakh through RTGS and UPI bank transfer to the bank account numbers provided to her,” he said.Phadtare mentioned that the crooks had taken the woman’s PAN, Aadhaar, and debit card numbers. “Using these details, the crooks obtained a personal loan of Rs 2.40 lakh in the woman’s name and made her transfer that amount too,” Phadtare said.The officer stated that the woman realised she was duped after the crooks stopped calling her. “She then approached the police. We have sought the details of all the transactions from the woman’s bank. Our investigations are ongoing,” the officer said.
