Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Six people were deceived to the tune of lac of rupees by online fraudsters in and around the city.

In the first case, a woman posing as a doctor on Facebook fleeced Rs 4.5 lac to the complainant. The victim received a Facebook friend request in the name of Dr Katrina Robert UK. The victim accepted the same and began chatting.

Dr Katrina said to the victim that she is arriving to India on April 12 and also a call was received by the victim in that connection. The man who called, introduced himself as the officer of in the airport and said that Dr Katrina Robert has arrived in India but she has only travellers’ cheques and no money for payment. If she does not pay, she will be sent back to her country. The victim transferred an amount of Rs 4.5 lac in phases to the account number provided by the caller.

A case is filed with CEN police station by the victim.

In the second incident, a person was fleeced Rs 10.25 lac on the pretext of getting more profit through an app.

The complainant had come across an app of which cricketer Suresh Raina was a brand ambassador on Instagram. In an advertisement, Raina is seen campaigning for the app and saying that it is possible to get more profit by investing in that app. Accordingly, in August 2022, the victim invested Rs one lac. Later in phases, the complainant and victim invested Rs 60000, 70000, 3.8 lac and Rs 4.15 lac. The total money invested was Rs 10.25 lac. Then the victim came to know that he has been taken for a ride.

A complaint is filed on accused Abbas Hussain Shahil, Vaibhav Govind Sawant and Lokesh Kishrore Jadhav of creating fake website on Instagram and deceiving the victim.

In the third case, a man was fleeced of Rs 2.24 lac by obtaining OTP by a stranger, who introduced himself as bank manager. A case in this connection is filed at CEN police station.

In the fourth incident, a man lost Rs 1.16 lac as he clicked a link that arrived on Telegram app. A case in this connection is filed with CEN police station.

In the fifth case, a person was fleeced Rs 2.47 lac on the pretext of activating credit card. The person gave the details of the new credit card and OTP that arrived to his mobile. Within half an hour, the victim got message about Rs 199999 and Rs 48000 getting cut from his account. The CEN police are investigating further.

In the sixth incident, a person was fleeced of Rs 4.96 lac on the pretext of providing part time job. The victim received a message on his Telegram account. The sender advertised about a part time job and send Rs 872 and Rs 12000 to the account of the victim. Later, the stranger asked the victim to send Rs one lac, Rs 1.8 lac, Rs 1.04 lac and Rs 40576 in order to complete the tasks. In total, the person was fleeced of Rs 4.96 lac. The CEN police are investigating further.