The Eloor police will go to Mumbai on Wednesday to probe the case in which a man was cheated of Rs 3.36 crore by racketeers based in the US who promised him Rs 500 million.
The police expect to get the details of the bank account into which the victim was told to transfer the money.
The police will visit the State Bank of India branch in Mumbai where the victim was told to transfer the money, to collect what details they can.
The cops will also try to trace the ATM counters from where the money was withdrawn so that they can get crucial information about the withdrawer from the video clips.
“We will also collect details of the people who have introduced the account holder to the bank. We hope everything goes smoothly and we get details about the racketeers,” said T.K. Dineshan, sub-inspector of Eloor police.
Anilkumar, 50, an employee of Hindalco in Kalamassery and a resident of Nedumbassery was the victim.
According to the police, Anilkumar fell into the trap when he replied to an SMS he got on his mobile
phone.
The text message said Anilkumar's name has figured in the will of a business tycoon whose assets of Rs 500 million will be transferred to Anilkumar if he gives his bank details so that the amount can be transferred.
Anilkumar replied giving details of his bank account. He then got another text message saying there was some complication in transferring the money, so he will have to financially help the lawyer.
He was directed to put Rs 3.36 crore into a State Bank of India account in Mumbai.
Anilkumar, who is a lower middle class man, borrowed money from several people and sold his land to get the money.
He then transferred it to the Mumbai bank account. That was the last he saw of his money.
Anilkumar realised that he had been duped and filed a complaint with the Eloor police.