Kolkata: Traders lose Rs 7.4 lakh due to ‘ombudsman’ fraud | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: A 46-year-old businessman, who was allegedly duped in 2019 in the name of insurance, was duped again and lost Rs 7.4 lakh recently when he got a call from the RBI’s “ombudsman”, who Won their trust by citing him. All policy details.
The victim Biswajeet Sarkar has lodged a complaint at the Electronic Complex police station. The caller promised to help him get back the money he had lost in the 2019 fraud.
Posing as an officer of Lokpal cell, the accused demanded money from him in the form of TDS. “The victim fell for the trap a second time and gave him the money,” said an officer. the police has started to investigate.