ED acts against impostors sending fake summons on behalf of agency

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated action against “unscrupulous persons” who allegedly have sent out fake communications/summons on behalf of the department to private parties in form of summons/letters with "synonymous or anonymous identity", the Directorate said in a statement released on Monday.

The Directorate said that it “shall continue to take impacting action against unscrupulous impostors who attempt to impersonate as ED officers and indulge in making fake correspondences with general public with ulterior motive to extract money”.

The statement added “It has come to notice that certain unscrupulous persons have been sending fake communications on behalf of ED to private parties in the form of summons/letters with synonymous or anonymous identity. On receipt of complaints of such nature, ED takes swift action by approaching local Police authorities and make Complaints/FIRs”.


The probe agency has said that it has got registered FIRs and complaints at various Police stations across India “in the recent past”.

The statement added “in one such case, an accused was identified and arrested for his involvement in sending email from a fake email-ID synonymous to an ED officer. To overcome such nuisances ED has taken appropriate measures and started following certain practices so that these unscrupulous elements are not able to harass private persons”.

ED has sought co-operation from all stakeholders and appealed them to share information of such imposters with the agency.