After online questioning & 21L con, senior visits cops; saved of more loss

Mumbai: A 75-year-old woman from the suburbs fell prey to a scam where fraudsters "interrogated" her online over three days, threatening her with arrest for criminal activity. The senior citizen was threatened into paying Rs 21 lakh to the scammers. They were pushing her to mortgage her jewellery and take a gold loan before she realised that she was being cheated.The Cyber Police have registered an FIR.
The complainant lives alone. On Aug 20, she received a WhatsApp call from an unsaved number. The caller said he was with Delhi Customs and that CBI had intercepted her parcel at Delhi airport. He said it had her name and Aadhaar number. The woman said she hadn't sent any parcel, but the caller said she would have to appear before a court as the parcel had 19 fake passports, 159 gm drugs and 65 ATM cards, to be sent to Singapore.
Next, she got a video call from a man posing as CBI officer Sunil Kumar. She could see a CBI logo behind him, but his face wasn't visible. He said her interrogation was confidential and he wasn't allowed to appear before her. She was told to keep her camera on and "questioned".
The complainant told the fraudsters that children were in the US and a caretaker looked after her. The fraudsters told her to lock the door of her room and not mention the call to anyone. She was sent bogus documents—an arrest warrant, seizure warrant, and confidentiality agreement—on WhatsApp to convince her she was in legal trouble. She was told a manager of a bank had misused her Aadhaar details and received money from human trafficking into her account. They threatened her that the crime was punishable with a prison term.
"The complainant said she was aged and couldn't travel to Delhi to be in court. The fraudsters said they were convinced of her innocence but were helpless as an arrest warrant was issued," said a police officer. The "interrogation" went on for three days when the fraudsters forced her to transfer Rs 21 lakh to get the arrest warrant cancelled and said the govt would refund her money later.
Next, they pushed her to mortgage her gold and take a bank loan. "On Aug 24, 25, and 26, the bank was shut. On Aug 27, on the way to the bank I visited the police station to verify the demands. I was told I was cheated," she has said her statement.