Bengaluru woman duped of Rs 5.4 lakh in ‘CISF Jawan’ rental scam

Fraudsters posed as a CISF jawan and senior officer, using fake IDs and payment tricks to dupe the victim during a flat rental deal.

A 52-year-old Bengaluru software engineer was cheated of ₹5.4 lakh in a cyberfraud after conmen, pretending to be a CISF jawan and his associates, targeted her OLX ad for renting out her 3-BHK flat in Hennur. Soon after, she was contacted by a man introducing his “nephew” as a prospective tenant. Later, a person identifying himself as Sandeep Rawat, a CISF jawan recently transferred to Kempegowda International Airport, expressed interest in renting the flat. To win her trust, he sent copies of his PAN card, ID, and family photographs, and urged her to take down the OLX ad.

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Sandeep told her that his senior, Captain Hemant Kumar, would transfer a ₹2 lakh advance. On July 27, Hemant contacted her via WhatsApp, sent ₹1 to her account, and then asked her to transfer ₹40,000 and ₹50,000 to him, alleging it was needed to “match UTR numbers” for processing the advance.

Over multiple transactions, including transfers to three others named Anuj Kairon, Rejesh, and Karan, the woman ended up sending a total of Rs 5.4 lakh. The fraudsters threatened that payments via a “CISF official account” could not be stopped, pressuring her into compliance.

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Realising she had been conned, the victim lodged a complaint with the East CEN Crime Police Station. Police have booked the accused under the Information Technology Act and BNS Section 318 for cheating, and efforts are underway to track them down.

Authorities have warned the public to be cautious of online rental scams, especially those involving claims of government service postings.

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