70-year-old man loses ₹6.5 lakh to cyber fraud via fake bank email scam in Nashik

Summary

A 70-year-old man from Nashik lost Rs 6.5 lakh to a cyber fraud in 2024 after being lured by a woman who promised a commission for using his bank account to transfer funds. The woman, who introduced herself as Roseline Edward, claimed the money belonged to her deceased father and needed his account to bypass banking regulations. She sent the victim bank details from a fake email ID resembling a multinational bank and the Reserve Bank of India. The woman convinced the man to repeatedly send money to clear "mandatory checks and permissions," totaling Rs 6.5 lakh. In April, the man realized he had been scammed when the woman stopped responding and he discovered his funds were gone. He filed a complaint with the cyber police in Nashik.