Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases pertaining to online fraud, three persons from city have been cheated to the tune of Rs. 9,61,800.
In the first incident, a 42-year-old woman has been cheated of Rs. 6.40 lakh. The victim is M.R. Roopa, a resident of Raghavendranagar in city.
Roopa had received a message on her mobile phone, which stated that she had bagged a prize and a total of Rs. 6.40 lakh was illegally transferred in phases from her Bank account as various charges, thus cheating her.
In the second case, 27-year-old Shruthi, a resident of Chamundipuram, who received a message on her phone which stated that she had bagged a car as a prize, has been cheated of Rs. 2,22,800, which was illegally transferred from her Bank account as GST, Insurance and other charges. Shruthi did not get the car too.
In the third case, 59-year-old Srinivas Rao, a resident of Ramakrishnanagar in city received a message on his mobile phone which stated that he had not updated his electricity bill. He then called the number from which the message was sent and the caller on the other end told Srinivas Rao to install Quick Support App to his mobile phone and transfer Rs. 20. As soon as Srinivas transferred Rs. 20, a total of Rs. 99,000 was illegally transferred from his Bank account. All the three cases have been registered at city’s CEN Police Station.
This post was published on July 28, 2022 6:33 pm