Mumbai Lawyer Loses WhatsApp Account After Fake Courier Call, Cyber Fraudster Seeks Money From Contacts In His Name
Mumbai: A 71-year-old lawyer, Syed Ghulam Abbas Kazmi, has approached the Bandra Police after an unidentified person allegedly gained control of his WhatsApp account through a fake courier call and subsequently contacted people in his contact list seeking money in his name. Fraudster Posed As Blue Dart Courier Executive According to the FIR, on September 20, at around 3.30 pm, Kazmi was at his…
71-year-old Mumbai lawyer, Syed Ghulam Abbas Kazmi, has reported to the Bandra Police that his WhatsApp account was taken over by a fraudster who used a fake courier call to gain control and subsequently contacted his contacts to demand money. According to the FIR filed by Kazmi, on September 20, the fraudster impersonating a Blue Dart courier executive called Kazmi twice, informing him that a parcel had arrived but delivery personnel could not locate the address.
The fraudster then directed Kazmi to call a specific number. Following this, contacts in Kazmi's list began calling him, reporting messages forwarded from his WhatsApp number, urging him to transfer money. After checking his WhatsApp app, Kazmi found his account had been logged out and discovered that an unknown email was linked to his account.
The fraudster allegedly sent a QR code to contacts in Kazmi's list, asking them to transfer money, with a UPI ID displayed below the QR code. Kazmi initially filed a complaint with the police and later visited the station to lodge a formal complaint. Police have registered a case against an unidentified person for impersonating Kazmi, taking control of his WhatsApp account and requesting money from contacts. Further investigation is ongoing.
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