Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (RJP)

Udupi, Jun 19: One more person has fallen prey to the phone and online fraud. A police complaint has been registered at Udupi police station regarding the incident.

Sunil Kumar is educated person who works for HDFC mutual fund. More and more of educated people have been seen becoming victims of these frauds of late.

In 2014, a firm named ‘Sands Shopping’ phoned Sunil Kumar and said that he could become a lucky winner if he bought their products. They managed to convince him to send Rs 17,000 from his account to theirs through an online transfer.

After some days Sunil Kumar received a call saying that he had ‘indeed’ become a lucky winner and he should pay service charge. Accordingly he transferred the demanded amount. But that did not stop there. The company kept on demanding amounts and Sunil Kumar transferred the demanded amount with the fear that he would lose the already paid amount if he did not oblige. After transferring Rs 201,977 to the company Sunil Kumar had an argument with them and demanded strictly that he should get his products.

After that, a certain Kapadia phoned Sunil kumar and said that he should keep a minimum balance of Rs 50,000 in his account to receive the money from the company. Sunil Kumar obliged and deposited Rs 50,000 into his account. Even this amount they transferred to their account by fraudulent means.

The said company had taken cheques for the amount of Rs 24,850 and Rs 19,561 which were issued from IBTDS company. Those cheques too were enchased.

Sunil kumar has stated in his complaint that he has been cheated to the tune of RS 3.5 lac.

The total amount was extracted from the victim in a systematic manner. Even after so many of warnings by police and by media these types of frauds have kept on happening in the twin districts.