The business claimed that he transferred Rs 42 lakh in installments into her account....
In Gurugram cyber fraudsters have duped two trader of Rs 57 lakh in different incidents of cyber fraud. Over a social media proposal a business was allegedly duped of Rs 42 lakh, according to police officials. Last year, Sunil Arora had befriended one Shreya Joshi through Instagram, as per FIR.
He claimed that his online friend offered him a business proposal of saffron cumin oil and saffron powder supply to her company in the United States. Arora confess he was told to contact one Riya Sharma, claiming to be the proprietor of Sharma Product from Mumbai to to procure materials as her products are approved in her company.
According to the FIR, Arora had purchased the samples and after lab testing approvals, Shreya has been told to help him release a purchase order against exports for $1.79 million. However, without advance the client refused to purchase materials and the online friend promised the victims for payments.
The business claimed that he transferred Rs 42 lakh in installments into her account but his online friend vanished and later didn't take his calls or reply to his emails. An FIR has been registered against Joshi and others under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66D of the IT act.
In the second incident, another Gurugram resident called Rashmi Mantri was duped while looking for the customer car number of a courier firm after her consignment from Rajasthan got delayed.
The complainant alleged on calling the number she was asked to send ?5 on Google Pay after which ?15 lakh was withdrawn from her account in multiple transactions from February 9 to 23. An FIR has been registered under sections 419 and 420 of the IPC and 66-D of the IT Act.
According to the police investigations are undergoing of both the cases.
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