Hyderabad, April 4 -- A UK-based woman who was on vacation was duped of Rs 13.29 lakh in an impersonation fraud with fraudsters posing as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Delhi police.

The victim, a private employee temporarily staying in Hyderabad, received a phone call from an Indian number claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The caller first accused her of using her SIM card to circulate illegal advertisements and harassing messages to people. They then threatened her to speak with the 'Delhi cybercrime police' on a WhatsApp video call.

When she connected to the video call, a person claiming to be from Delhi police alleged that her Aadhaar details were being used to open an ...