Caller poses as pension fund official, dupes man

Pune | Thursday | 8th November, 2018

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When the complainant told the caller that he would like to get the remaining amount back, the caller told him to transfer some amount as registration charges. “Between May 14 and October 17, the complainant transferred Rs1.13 lakh to the account number given by the caller,” Indalkar said. When the complainant realized that the caller was duping him, he stopped transferring the money and lodged the complaint. On May 14, a woman contacted the complainant and told him a part of his wife’s pension was still with the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.“The caller told the complainant the government was planning to use that amount to build roads,” Indalkar said. When the elderly person realized that he was duped, he approached the Dattawadi police and lodged a complaint..