Mumbai Cyber Fraud: 31-Year-Old Mulund Man Duped Of Over ₹9 Lakh In Google Meet KYC Scam By Fraudsters Posing As UAE Officials

Mumbai, August 23, 2026: A 31-year-old Dubai-based shipping manager was allegedly duped of AED 34,845.38 (Rs 9.06 lakh) by cybercriminals posing as UAE federal authority officials, who contacted him through Google Meet for a purported KYC update. According to the FIR, complainant Nirav Mitesh Thakkar, a Mulund West resident, works for a Dubai-based shipping company. Fake KYC Call Thakkar received…