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Mangaluru: Beware of calls from fraudsters from 'High Court'

  •   Wed, Nov 04 2015 08:52:04 AM

Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (RJP)

Mangaluru, Nov 4: The smart fraudsters have stopped making calls to you demanding your ATM card numbers, bank account details, PIN numbers etc as people seldom entertain these types of calls anymore. Some awareness has been created to some extent regarding these types of calls due to the reports of fraud incidents in the media. So the smart fraudsters have resorted to a new idea. Now they have started calling from the ‘High Court’.

As per the information available, many people in an around Mangaluru and as far as Beltangady have started receiving calls from the ‘High Court’, mostly 'Delhi High Court'.

The caller tells you that she or he is calling from the ‘Delhi High Court’. She or he (mostly she) tells you that a case has been registered against you at the Delhi high court and you are given some unclear details. When you are confused, the caller tells you to call the lawyer who has taken up this case against you.

You take down the number of the lawyer and phone him. The cunning lawyer extracts personal details about you during the conversation and traps you. He tells you 'Since you cannot come to Delhi, please remit money to the bank account. We can close the case immediately.' He gives you the bank account number and also asks you to send some documents like your voter ID, photo etc. You do not want legal problems. So you pay him the ‘smaller’ amount and the 'case' is closed.

The lawyers in city have said that there cannot be any case registered against you suddenly in a distant court without being a case registered at a local police station and the matter going to a local court. And the court never phones anybody. People have been asked to contact the local police station in case they receive such calls. General public have been told not to provide any personal information over the phone to anybody.
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Thu, Nov 05 2015

    Such fraudsters calls are coming here too,but other manner.One calls you mostly People elderones,and talks in a familiar manner as though Family member as grandson,or daughter without telling you Name,asks to doubt.Of course victim asks whether Aita or John etc.caller says yes and directly asks for a favour,he is in Trouble ,Needs Money urgently,can he lend Money (mostly in 10-or more)hewillgive back in some days.when he doesnt have at home ,asks him take a taxi and bring.when he Comes home,again call saying he sends a Person to collect,and is already waiting a Person at home.They realize later when they come home to ask real Person ,they are fooled.caller doesnt give them time to think .But through Police Information many dont fall to this enkel( Grandchild)trick.sometimes bank Person doubts and nformespolice and People are caught.but caller is different,and collector is someone else.Last two weeks back I too had a call from my "niece" who wanted to visit me,is on the way . I dont have one here.but acted as have one.Hardly I told her that I have no time to meet her,telephone was cut immediately,before ending.

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  • Harish R G, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    Last week I received a call on my Residential Landline saying the call is from L I C Regional Office, Mumbai. The Caller told that they are doing the verification of Jeevan Bima Policies issued in Karnataka. They asked for the D.O.B, Nominee's Name, Policy # & Agent's Name which I did not provide They also asked whether the concerned branch or the Agent has informed me that an amount has been accumulated in my account which is due to me. When I told that I am not interested in the amount and they can keep the amount for themselves the phone was disconnected.
    After the Call, when I checked on True Caller, I found the Call was made from New Delhi & the Caller's name was found as L I C, Mumbai.

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  • Suresh, Udupi/Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    Thanks DW for publishing this news.

    These guys are professional money extractors.

    My friend got this call from "court".
    They tried to intimidate him.
    He told the caller that he would not call anybody. If anybody want anything from him, they should call him.

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  • G Z T Kunte, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    ATM card frauds have not stopped but they are still going on and the Karnataka police have not detected even a single case out of more than one thousand such cases all over Karnataka. This is the efficiency level of Karnataka Police. That is why these Hindiwala fraudsters deceive only Karnataka people and not Tamilnadu or Kerala people as they never entertain any Hindi calls.

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  • Ravi B Shenava , Mangaluru

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    I am sure this call also comes only in Hindi, and if you talk in English surely the caller will disconnect the call as it used to happen in those cases of ATM cards or Insurance company Bonus benefit Calls.

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  • FRANK, MANGALORE

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    THANK YOU DAIJI FOR THIS MESSAGE DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC AS I RECEIVED A CALL OF THE SAME KIND ASKING FOR ATM PIN AND CARD NUMBER AS IF THEY ARE THE EXECUTIVES OF A ATM COMPANY. MY GUESS WAS CORRECT AND I REPORTED TO THE NEARBY POLICE STATION. THE COP WAS BUSY AND SAID WHY YOU WANT TO ANSWER SUCH CALLS AND WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE NUMBER OF THE CALLER......

    I RECEIVED AND INTERACTED ONLY TO KNOW THE CALLER'S MODES OPERANDI AS MY FRIEND LOST HIS 50,000/- FROM HIS ACCOUNT FOR AN UNKNOWN ONLINE PURCHASE... THE CASE IS PENDING... IF THIS IS THE CASE WITH THE EDUCATED IMAGINE THE OTHERS..

    THE COP COULD HAVE AT LEAST TAKEN THE NUMBER FROM ME AND CALLED HIM TO TRACE HIS TOWER AT LEAST.....THAT IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT....WE CANT BLAME THEM AS THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO CLEAR THE FIRs FILED IN THEIR STATION AND HOW WILL THEY CONCENTRATE ON INFORMATION???

    THE FRAUD EXECUTIVE CALLED ME TWO TIMES AND I GAVE THE WRONG CARD NUMBER AND PIN ALL THE TIME. MANY WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK AND THEY GIVE THE CORRECT CARD NUMBER AND PIN AND LOOSE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.

    ATM CARDS ARE BECOMING THE EASIEST WAY TO LOOSE MONEY AND THE BANKS WILL ALWAYS WASH THEIR HANDS SAYING IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY......

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    We are familiar with Delhi ...

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