The viral screenshot of the publish confirmed the impersonator, claiming to be CJI Chandrachud, saying that he was stranded at Connaught Place (CP) and in pressing want of Rs 500.The fraudster’s message learn, “Whats up, I’m CJI and we’ve got pressing assembly of the collegium and I’m caught at Connaught Place. Are you able to ship me Rs 500 for cab?”
He assured that the cash can be returned, saying, “I’ll return the cash as soon as I attain the courtroom.”
To realize belief and make the message look genuine, the scammer even added “despatched from iPad” ultimately.
The Supreme Court docket authorities, after CJI took observe of the viral publish, took motion and filed an FIR with the Delhi Police’s cyber department to research the matter.
The Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) printed its yearly report on Could 30, revealing a pointy rise within the variety of monetary fraud instances reported by banks.
Within the monetary yr 2023-24, the variety of such incidents skyrocketed by 166 per cent in comparison with the earlier yr, reaching a complete of 36,075 instances.