New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A cyber fraudster, posing as a Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to resolve the matter.
The criminal even played a recording allegedly featuring the cries of the victim’s daughter to dupe him.
According to an FIR, accessed by IANS, the victim, a resident of Hauz Khas, got a WhatsApp call on April 15 from a number, where the contact photo was of a policeman.
“First time, I rejected the call but within seconds, it came again from the same number. I noticed that in its profile, there was a photo of a police personnel. I picked up the call. The person shouted at me and threatened me of dire consequences,” the complainant said, read the FIR registered at Cyber police station in south Delhi.
Exploiting the father’s concern for his daughter’s safety, the fraudster demanded payment to resolve the “case”, initially seeking Rs 1 lakh. To further deceive the victim, he played a recording purportedly featuring the cries of the victim’s daughter.
“He informed me that my daughter who is studying in Raipur has been caught with three other girls in a case of drug trafficking. He said that since you appear to be a simple man, he telephoned me after taking the number from my daughter,” the FIR read.
After the father transferred the initial sum, the fraudster escalated his demands, seeking an additional Rs 5 lakh as a Deputy Superintendent of Police was involved.
As per the victim, the caller gave him a number for a Phone Pay and he paid 1 lakh, and sent a screenshot as demanded. However, then, the “policeman” asked him to hold the line, got back, and told him that the case was with the DSP, who was asking for Rs 5 lakh.
“I told him that my UPI limit is Rs. one Lakh, it is not possible and I need time. He asked me whether I had a bank account. When I said yes, he told me that I should hurriedly transfer Rs 5 lakh. He gave me three account details. I transferred Rs 5 lakh. After transferring the amount, he told me to send the number of transactions,” the FIR further read.
However, when the fraudster demanded Rs 4.5 lakh more, the father grew suspicious and disconnected the call. “Meanwhile, I enquired from my wife about my daughter and she informed me that everything is fine on my daughter’s end,” the complainant said, adding, “Then I realised that fraud has occurred with me.”
A senior police official said that a probe has been initiated after the registration of the FIR under Sections 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
–IANS
ssh/vd
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
