Cyber ​​Fraud: Every day cyber frauds and news related to crimes keep coming to the fore. A similar incident of cyber fraud has come to the fore. Let us tell you that a cyber fraudster has cheated an elderly person of Rs 5 lakh by pretending to be the former first lady of Afghanistan. After being cheated 73 The old man complained about this incident to the police. Cyber ​​fraudsters had resorted to e-mail to cheat them. The fraudster had sought help from an elderly person through e-mail to invest US $ 22 million in India. Let us know in detail how this thug cheated the old man.

The fraudster claimed to be the former first lady of Afghanistan A cyber fraudster posing as former first lady of Afghanistan sought help from an elderly man in investing US$ 22 million in India and allegedly duped him of Rs 5 lakh. This information was provided by the police. An official said that the incident came to light on April 8, when a resident of suburban Andheri and an accountant by profession (64) contacted the police and complained about the fraud. The victim has been identified as Rameshkumar Shah. The complainant alleged that he 17 Received an e-mail on Feb. 2015, in which the sender identified himself as the former first lady of Afghanistan (former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s wife) Rula Ghani and said that she needed his help in India.

The victim accepted the offer The official said that after replying to Shah’s e-mail, the sender told him that she wanted to invest $22 million in India and the amount would be deposited in Shah’s account. The official said that the sender of the e-mail told Shah that he had received a sum of $22 million 5133. percent and the remaining amount they have to invest in such business So that they benefit. The official said the sender of the e-mail also sent a copy of the passport, two photographs and a receipt for $22 million to win the victim’s trust and the victim accepted his offer.

Received call on WhatsApp from international number The official said Shah was informed that the managing director of a bank in Indonesia would contact him for further instructions and accordingly, he received a call on WhatsApp from an international number and the caller broke down. told the representative of They told them to start the whole process and open an account in an Indonesian bank 2023 asked to deposit dollars. A few days later, the caller again asked Shah to deposit some amount to convert the foreign account into a local account, the official said.

FIR registered under relevant provisions of Technology Act The officer said that when the caller stopped answering his calls, Shah realized that he had been duped. The officer said that Indian Penal Code section 808 against unknown cyber fraudsters and an FIR has been registered under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act. (with language input)

Cyber ​​FraudPublished Date

Mon, Apr 10, 2023, 6: 45 PM IST