Mumbai: A 60-year-old businessman from Agripada, identified as Shahab Yasoob Turabi, has fallen prey to an elaborate online fraud, losing ₹53 lakh after conmen posing as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Delhi Police tricked him into believing he was involved in a money-laundering case.

WhatsApp Call Sparks Fear Of Legal Trouble

According to FIR, Turabi, who runs a logistics and clearing business in Dubai and frequently travels between India and the UAE, received a WhatsApp call on November 3, from an unknown number claiming to be Rajiv Sinha from TRAI.

The caller alleged that a SIM card had been purchased using Turabi’s Aadhaar card and was used to send fraudulent messages. He was told that a case FIR had been registered against him with Delhi Police

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