{
  "id": 6010521,
  "title": "Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Retired HDFC Bank Manager Loses ₹3.83 Crore After Fake ATS Officers Threaten Arrest In Terror Funding Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/mumbai-cyber-fraud-retired-hdfc-bank-manager-loses-3-83-crore-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T16:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-cyber-fraud-retired-hdfc-bank-manager-loses-383-crore-after-fake-ats-officers-threaten-arrest-in-terror-funding-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A retired HDFC Bank manager in Mumbai was defrauded of ₹3.83 crore by cybercriminals who impersonated senior officers from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). The fraudsters allegedly contacted the victim on August 7, claiming that an illegal SIM card had been purchased using his Aadhaar details and that a money-laundering case involving terrorist funding was being investigated. The fraudsters allegedly presented forged documents, including a purported Supreme Court arrest warrant and a document bearing the Reserve Bank of India's logo. They demanded that the victim transfer money into multiple bank accounts as part of a \"security procedure\" and continued pressuring him for more funds even after his initial transfer. The victim eventually reported the incident to law enforcement after being advised by a friend. Police have registered an FIR against the perpetrators and are investigating the fraudulent transactions.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A 64-year-old retired HDFC Bank operations manager was allegedly duped of ₹3.83 crore by cyber fraudsters who posed as senior officers of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and threatened to arrest him in a fictitious money-laundering and terror-funding case. Fraud Begins With Fake ATS Call From Colaba According to the FIR, a 64 year old Juhu resident and retired HDFC Bank employee has…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}