Two lose Rs.21 lakh to cyber fraudsters
Panchkula, Aug. 31 -- Two Panchkula residents were allegedly duped of more than Rs.21 lakh in separate cyber frauds involving a fake e-challan link and an online e-commerce business, police said.
In the first case, a Sector 20 resident, Guneet Gaur, allegedly lost Rs.1.28 lakh after clicking on a fraudulent e-challan link received on his mobile phone.
According to an FIR registered by the cybercrime police on August 29, Gaur received a message on August 27 claiming that his vehicle had an unpaid Rs.1,000 e-challan. The link took him to a fake website, where he entered his details and subsequently received multiple one-time passwords (OTPs). After sharing the OTPs, Rs.1,28,852 was debited from his credit card. He reported the fraud through the cybercrime helpline 1930.
In the second case, a Pinjore resident, Gurmeet Singh, was allegedly duped of nearly Rs.20 lakh after being lured into an online e-commerce business by a woman he met on social media. She allegedly persuaded him to create a seller account and make repeated UPI payments to purchase and sell products. Between July 7 and August 21, he transferred around Rs.15.26 lakh and deposited additional amounts into bank accounts. He became suspicious after being asked to deposit another Rs.10 lakh. Police have registered cases against unknown accused persons in both cases....
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