A senior citizen in Ahmedabad has been duped of over ₹18 lakh by a woman social media user who allegedly made an obscene video call and fabricated a story of committing suicide.
It all began when the victim, a resident of the Gota area in Ahmedabad received a friend request on social media from a young woman named Aarti Jain on Apr 27. On Facebook’s Messenger app, the woman asked for his mobile number which he refused to give.
Later that evening, the woman video-called the victim on Facebook. As soon as the call was received, the woman started stripping in front of the camera. The senior citizen promptly disconnected the call.
Then, he received a call from an unknown mobile number and the caller said, “What have you done, a ‘video call’ of yours has come up, we will upload it on YouTube. If you do not want that video call, pay ₹68,000.”
The caller continued to ask for money and even sent a letter claiming to be from YouTube.
Later, A man called the victim and introduced himself as IPS Sanjay Arora saying, “The woman with whom you have video called has committed suicide, to close this case you’ll need to pay money.”
The victim transferred a total of ₹18.50 lakhs. Despite this, the demand for money continued. The victim then informed his family members about the incident. An investigation has been started by the Ahmedabad cyber crime cell.