Cons pose as customs officials, cheat man
Shikha Salaria | TNN | Feb 23, 2019, 07:01 IST
Representative imageNOIDA: An MNC executive living in Sector 45 was allegedly duped of around Rs 1.6 lakh by some fraudsters who claimed to be a UK-based woman and customs department officials.
The executive, a resident of Amrapali Sapphire society, said he received a Facebook friend request from a person identifying herself as Sara Williams. “She introduced herself as a chef in the UK and we soon exchanged phone numbers. She said would be coming to India on February 13,” the executive told TOI under condition of anonymity.
On the day of her arrival, the executive got a call from a Mumbai number. The caller claimed he was speaking from the customs department. “He claimed that Sara had applied for a visa on arrival and would have to pay Rs 48,500 for documentation before she could be released. I deposited the money in an account number given by the caller for her release,” he said.
Despite the payment, the ‘official’ again called him and claimed that Sara was in possession of a demand draft worth £50,000 which needed to be registered.
The caller then claimed that he had to deposit Rs 1.1 lakh more for the woman to be released. An FIR was lodged under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC on Thursday at Sector 39 police station.
The executive, a resident of Amrapali Sapphire society, said he received a Facebook friend request from a person identifying herself as Sara Williams. “She introduced herself as a chef in the UK and we soon exchanged phone numbers. She said would be coming to India on February 13,” the executive told TOI under condition of anonymity.
On the day of her arrival, the executive got a call from a Mumbai number. The caller claimed he was speaking from the customs department. “He claimed that Sara had applied for a visa on arrival and would have to pay Rs 48,500 for documentation before she could be released. I deposited the money in an account number given by the caller for her release,” he said.
Despite the payment, the ‘official’ again called him and claimed that Sara was in possession of a demand draft worth £50,000 which needed to be registered.
The caller then claimed that he had to deposit Rs 1.1 lakh more for the woman to be released. An FIR was lodged under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC on Thursday at Sector 39 police station.
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