@mahadevapuraps 27/n: 5. Lastly, and most importantly, many of these things take time and there are unforeseen delays. It is important to control the anxiety and hold on patiently. Support system from Family and friends goes a long way .

@mahadevapuraps 26/n: 4. The victims and families go through a lot of trauma which is important to address- I was referred by some kind friends to organizations who deal with PTSD cases for victims and families of cyber crime and raise awareness on how to avoid the same (DM for details)

@mahadevapuraps 25/n: 3. Having trust in the government systems goes a long way. The officers at the @mahadevapuraps were very professional and helpful. Each time we visited the PS ( almost every week to follow up), they have patiently listened to us and guided us through the process

@mahadevapuraps 24/n: 2. Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated- awareness in society is the only way forward. My posts on what happened has helped quite a few friends and acquaintances who could avoid similar phone calls they received.

@mahadevapuraps 23/n: Few learnings from the case: • Reaching out to National helpline (1930) during the initial couple of hours after the crime is very crucial in locking the funds in perpetrator account. Without this, the next steps may prove futile in amount recovery.

@mahadevapuraps 22/ n After about 45 days, we received the court order to refund the funds into my bank account. Post this, the court order was shared by the Police Station to the YesBank branch and the funds were refunded after about 2-3 weeks.

@mahadevapuraps 21/n We were guided to hire a suitable lawyer with experience in such cases to appeal in court. We shared the case details with him for appeal. The court proceedings required investigation reports from the PS and appeal in Bangalore city civil court.

@mahadevapuraps 20/n 1. In such cases, the case becomes complicated as to who can claim the amount based on case lodge date, amount in question etc. https://t.co/i7saflWHG9 is recommended to follow the process without any high expectation of the end result

@mahadevapuraps 19/n @mahadevapuraps took up the case and investigated with the banks and informed about the availability of funds in the perpetrator account. However, this account in question also had multiple cases lodged on it.

18/n Sharing an update on what transpired in the past few months post event: • We filed a case with 1930 Cybercrime helpline. Bangalore Whitefield Cyber crime Police station told us that the account has been frozen and the case would be handled by the local PS @mahadevapuraps

(17/n) https://t.co/r0Dv6T7LJG https://t.co/njCFVao2cu

(16/n) 3. @HDFC_Bank How does the investigation happen in such cases? How can I as your loyal account holder claim fraud insurance? Is there an impartial ombudsman to address grievances? Employees at Mahadevpura, BLR branch seemed highly unequipped to answer any such questions.

(15/n) 2. @YESBANK - is there any credible verification process at all for opening bank accounts, or is the system self-inviting any and all lawbreakers to create fake company accounts for threatening innocent, honest citizens?

(14/n) 1. May a thorough investigation be done on identifying the source of a very sophisticated racket bleeding tax-payer money. The accounts being frozen to be investigated and any remnant money to be processed to the owners through legal channels.

(13/n) I can only request help from the authorities to turn their attention to the grim matter and aid a citizen in need.

(12/n) In this situation, it leaves us wondering how is our identity safe when perpetrators are going as far as impersonating the Mumbai Police? This has been reported since early 2023 but still continues to grow.

(11/n) About 160+ cases registered in 2023 in Bengaluru along with 70+ complaints in Tamil Nadu. The cumulative money lost is 5Cr+ . As soon as we realized it was a scam, we lodged a complaint on #1930 National Cyber Crime Helpline, FIR in the nearest PS.

(10/n) Unfortunately, as soon as the money is transferred the call gets cut and I am left wondering what happened (Recipient was a Yes Bank Account). I am one of the many victims who have been at the receiving end of these "FedEx scams" .

(9/n) With the promise that the money will be refunded immediately along with a note for Income Tax department for any queries raised, he ensures there are no technical queries left in mind.

(8/n) He sends several fake "RBI" stamped papers which gives guidelines on how to check the illegal transactions on the bank account. Then the grim part starts when he asks to transfer money (to fake RBI linked bank accounts) to validate my account transactions.