
We could ascertain if a deepfake technology was used only after receiving its response,” the officer said.Ī cyber police team would visit Gujarat after receiving WhatsApp’s response.Ī case has been registered in this regard under Section 420 of the IPC and Sections 66D and 66C of the Information Technology Act. So far, we have not received any response. “To confirm whether deepfake technology was employed, we have made an official request to WhatsApp. Also read: Telangana tops cybercrime cases in the country WhatsApp response awaited We believe the number was used only for WhatsApp communication,” Koroth said. “The number used for making the WhatsApp call had not received any other calls. The police assured Radhakrishnan that the amount would be credited back to his account after the completion of formalities. Though Shah’s account has been frozen on the Kerala police’s request, the amount had already been transferred to the Panaji-based trading company. Koroth said Radhakrishnan transferred the money through Jio Payments and it was credited to the account of a man identified as Kaushik Shah in the Maharashtra-based RBL (formerly Ratnakar) Bank. Also read: Tharoor asks Union govt to ensure protection of citizens’ data Police assure money recovery On realising that he had been taken for a ride, Radhakrishnan alerted his bank and the cyber police. However, when the “friend” requested another ₹35,000, he grew suspicious and contacted his colleague on the number he already had with him. Since the visual and audio matched that of his friend, a convinced Radhakrishnan transferred ₹40,000. The caller also named some of their common friends. The man said he was using a new number since he was in Dubai. Although Radhakrishnan suspected fraud since the number was not familiar, he became somewhat convinced when the man came on a video call,” Koroth told South First. He received several WhatsApp messages stating the person’s sister was undergoing treatment. “Initially, Radhakrishnan did not pick up the call as he was asleep. The caller, who claimed to be a former colleague from Andhra Pradesh, requested Radhakrishnan a loan of ₹40,000 to meet his sister’s medical expenses. Investigating officer (IO) Dinesh Koroth said a phone call woke up the victim, PS Radhakrishnan of Chalapuram in Kozhikode, early on 9 July. Related: Cybercrimes record an increase of over 25 percent in Hyderabad The AI fraud case Investigators have written to WhatsApp officials to ascertain if deepfake technology was used to cheat a retired Union government official. Virakesari is also distributed in India, Middle East, UK, Canada, USA, France, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.The police said the swindled amount, ₹40,000, was initially sent to a man in Gujarat, before being forwarded to a trading company in Goa’s capital Panaji. One of the oldest and the largest circulated Tamil newspapers in Sri Lanka.

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