Chandigarh: In two separate cases, online fraudsters duped two residents of Chandigarh of around Rs 6 lakh. In the first incident, a woman from Sector 3 was duped of Rs 1.8 lakh on the pretext of providing a job. The cyber cell of UT police registered a case and started a probe. No arrest has been made in the case so far.
In her complaint, Nisha Yadav claimed that she had registered for a job at a job portal in August 2021. On August 28, she received a call on her mobile phone and the caller told her that they would recruit her for an online job. Later, the caller provided her an account number and told her to deposit Rs 2,900 for registration. She fell into the trap and transferred money. Later, the caller demanded Rs 9,500 for training and Rs 15,000 for medical examinations. In total, she transferred Rs 1.8 lakh in different accounts provided by the accused. Asked to deposit Rs 24,000 more, the complainant refused and demanded her money back. But thereafter, the fraudsters stopped taking her calls.
In another matter, online fraudsters duped a Sector 35 resident of Rs 4.34 lakh on pretext of updating KYC of his SIM card. The cyber cell of UT police has launched an investigation after registering an FIR. In his complaint, Jagbir Singh Dhillon claimed that he received a call on his mobile and the caller introduced himself as an employee of a telecom company and told him to update the KYC of his SIM card. Later, the called sent him a link on his mobile phone and transacted…
In her complaint, Nisha Yadav claimed that she had registered for a job at a job portal in August 2021. On August 28, she received a call on her mobile phone and the caller told her that they would recruit her for an online job. Later, the caller provided her an account number and told her to deposit Rs 2,900 for registration. She fell into the trap and transferred money. Later, the caller demanded Rs 9,500 for training and Rs 15,000 for medical examinations. In total, she transferred Rs 1.8 lakh in different accounts provided by the accused. Asked to deposit Rs 24,000 more, the complainant refused and demanded her money back. But thereafter, the fraudsters stopped taking her calls.
In another matter, online fraudsters duped a Sector 35 resident of Rs 4.34 lakh on pretext of updating KYC of his SIM card. The cyber cell of UT police has launched an investigation after registering an FIR. In his complaint, Jagbir Singh Dhillon claimed that he received a call on his mobile and the caller introduced himself as an employee of a telecom company and told him to update the KYC of his SIM card. Later, the called sent him a link on his mobile phone and transacted…
