Bank Manager Saves 85-Year-Old Woman From Losing Over ₹1 Crore In 36-Hour Video Call Scam By Fraudsters Posing As Police Officials In Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): An 85-year-old retired teacher narrowly escaped losing over ₹1 crore in a digital arrest scam in Indore on Saturday.

She was saved by a bank manager when she went to withdraw the money.

The teacher became target of the scam, as fraudsters kept her on a video call for 36 hours and tried to extort ₹1.02 crore from her.

According to information, the woman, Nandini, was tricked by scammers pretending to be officials from TRAI, RBI, Mumbai Police, and the CBI.

They falsely accused her of being involved in a money laundering case connected to Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal.

They even threatened her with 267 fake FIRs.

Scared by the threats, the elderly woman went to her bank to withdraw a large amount.

However, the bank manager found her behavior suspicious and asked her what was going on.

After listening to her, he understood it was a scam and immediately informed the police.

The woman told the police that the fraudsters warned her not to share anything with her family. They claimed that if she spoke up, her children would also get into legal trouble.

One of the scammers even pretended to care for her, saying, “You are like my mother. I want to save you.”

She was about to break her fixed deposit when the bank manager stopped her and explained that the people on the call were not real officers.

The quick action by the bank saved her from losing her life savings. Her family is still in shock after learning what she went through.

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