New Delhi. Cyber crime is increasing rapidly in the country and scammers are adopting new methods to cheat people. Meanwhile, a shocking incident came to light in Thrissur, Kerala, where a fraudster, posing as a Mumbai Police officer, called the real officer of the cyber cell. Seeing what happened next, people could not stop laughing.
How did the scammer fall into his own trap?
The official of Thrissur Cyber Cell, with his intelligence, trapped the scammer in his own trick. Video of the incident showed that the officer initially kept his camera off. When the scammer asked, “Where are you?” So the officer replied calmly, “My camera is not working properly.”
Seeing the fraudster trying to trick him, the officer switched on the camera. As soon as the scammer saw the real police officer, he was shocked. The officer smiled and said, “Stop doing all this. I have your location and all the information. Now stop this work.”
In a bizarre turn of events, a scammer attempting to impersonate a police officer accidentally video-called the Thrissur Cyber Cell.
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Video went viral
The video of the incident was shared by Thrissur City Police on its official Instagram account on Tuesday. The clip quickly went viral and garnered over two lakh views within a few hours. People reacted fiercely to the post. Many users described the incident as very funny, while some took a dig at the scammer’s mistake and wrote, “This is the biggest fail of scamming!”
Appeal to be cautious about cyber crime
This incident is not only entertaining but also teaches a big lesson. It is important to thoroughly investigate unknown calls, messages or video calls before responding to them. Cyber experts say that vigilance is the biggest weapon to avoid getting caught in any suspicious conversation.