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Sucheta Dalal shared on social media that she foiled a scam and urged police to take action to put an end to such scam calls. (Pic credit: X/@suchetadalal)
Journalist Sucheta Dalal shared the scammer’s number on X (formerly Twitter) and urged Delhi and Mumbai Police to take action before they “defraud” others.
Business journalist Sucheta Dalal received a call from a scammer posing as Delhi Police. The scammer said that he was speaking from RK Puram police station and that her bank account is used for illegal activities. Although she quickly recognised the scam and avoided falling victim, she shared the incident on social media and urged Mumbai and Delhi Police to take action against such scammers.
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“Dear Mumbai Police, DelhiPolice, and Maharashtra Cyber, reporting a scam number +91 92984 41567 who called to claim it was from RK Puram police station Delhi and my bank account was used for illegal activities. Request you to stop this before they defraud others!” wrote Sucheta Dalal on X (formerly Twitter).
Take a look at her post below:
Dear @MumbaiPolice @DelhiPolice @MahaCyber1 reporting a scam number +91 92984 41567 who called to claim it was from RKPuram police station Delhi and my bank account was used for illegal activities. Request you to stop this before they defraud others!!— Sucheta Dalal (@suchetadalal) August 19, 2024
Dalal’s post received over 10,000 views and still counting. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.
Here’s how people reacted to this post:
“Once a day and twice on Sundays. Become a running joke in my household. After watching some scam bait content on YouTube my family has made a sport out of wasting the scammer’s time in the hopes of reducing the amount of time said scammer would spend successfully scamming others,” wrote an individual.
Another added, “Every 2-3 days, I am getting calls from FedEx, post office and such random numbers that either my parcel is stuck and then they say illegal stuff. This Issue leads to a big question how can someone get a mobile connection and bank account/wallet without KYC.”
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“Fraudsters have become bold, confident and also lazy. Not even taking the trouble to conduct research to identify their potential victims,” said a third.
A fourth posted, “Why can’t Telecom be made party to such scams? Telecoms with the latest technologies that claim to have AI, blockchain, 5G etc should be able to stop scams using their platforms like SMS, Voice calls etc. It is high time that telecoms are held accountable.”
“File online FIR for this one,” suggested a fifth.