The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is cautioning public against the false mails and letters being sent to people by some gangs. Recently personnel officer (PO) at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Jaipur, R K Singh received a call from a Hyderabad girl. The girl inquired about "the RBI lottery worth Rs 75-lakh" she had won. She had received the intimation on the letterhead of the Singh.
Some gang is using the names of nationalized banks and RBI to cheat people. Recently RBI office in Jaipur has received several such calls from people complaining that they have received false mails, letters of the RBI and other banks.
Concerned about this menacing trend, apex bank official in Jaipur have started taking measures to control such malpractices and have asked public to give support in this regard, apart from creating awareness among people.
The regional director of the RBI Jaipur office, B P Kanungo told media said the fraudsters are using sophisticated and latest techniques to do frauds and are using fraudulent communication relating to fictitious offers, lottery winnings, remittance of cheap funds in foreign currency from abroad, employment offers, scholarship offers etc.
He added, "These offers are generally made through letters, emails, mobile phones, SMSes etc. Apart from typical modalities adopted in the past the fraudsters are now using certificates, letters, circulars, etc. which are sent through e-mail on letterheads that look like that of RBI and purportedly signed by its top executives or senior officials to make them appear as genuine."
Kanungo told the bank has advised the public to be cautious as fraudsters were using RBI name also, and this the first time such incidence has been reported in Jaipur. To create awareness among people about such incidences, RBI is using all possible ways to educate people about the possible ways through which the gangs can target them.
Kanungo said, "The RBI has cautioned authorized dealer banks against remittances towards schemes involving money circulation, lottery schemes etc. RBI has also issued circulars to create awareness regarding such fraudulent methods. The Know Your Customers (KYC) norms too would be helpful in stopping these malpractices."
In reply to question that why the RBI is not doing investigation of such crime, Kanungo said that the RBI does not have powers to investigate.
He added, "The RBI does not have investigative powers to trace and book the culprits". Kanungo, however, said that the Directorate of Enforcement is the investigating agency under FEMA, 1999.
He said, "A victim should approach the police so that such frauds do not occur in future. In case any individual receiving such an offer could call the FED department of the RBI and check its authenticity or refer to RBI website".
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