Womean principal conned of RS 16.49 lakh online fraud by friend
At first, the woman had blocked the accused on Instagram however she later fell into the trap on the pretext of buisness partnership
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A cyber fraudster posing as a London-based doctor duped a lady principal to the tune of Rs 16.49 lakh. The accused befriended her on Instagram and lured her on the pretext of investment into India, and later duped her. After paying over Rs 16 lakh, the woman consulted with her family members who made her understand that she has been cheated.
In the third week of January, the Oshiwara resident received several messages on her Instagram however she blocked the sender. Days later, she received a WhatsApp message from a person who identifed himself as Dr Montenegro Adriano, a surgen from the St Fransis hospital in Cardiff, England. After learning that he was the same person who texted her on Instagram, the principal unblocked him and began chatting
Upon getting to know that the woman wanted to start coaching classes, the fraudster claimed that he even wanted to invest in the business. Initially, the victim hesitated but later shared her address with him.
On March 1,the fraudster claimed that he had sent several expensive gifts as a token of their friendship. A week later the principal received a call from one Priya, who posing as a customs officer, asked the woman to pay Rs 35,000 as a customs duty and Rs 1.20 lakh as taxes to release the gift. The principal complied and in the next few days made several payments, too.
Recently, the woman shared this to her husband and son who made her understand that it was all fraud after which they approached the police. On Saturday, an offence of cheating and impersonation along with sections of the Information Technology Act was filed at the Cyber police station.
"We have already written to banks to freeze the accounts in which money was deposited and we are trying to trace the accused with the help of their mobile numbers," said police.
