KOLKATA: Online fraudsters are coming up with new tricks to dupe people. The latest victim is Saket Gupta (26), a resident of Muktaram Babu Street in central Kolkata. He purchased an item online and wanted it to be delivered at a different address by a courier company. He ended up losing more than Rs 1.8 lakh in the process.
Earlier, another youth, Hemant Singh from Belgachhia, was duped of Rs 50,000 while playing cricket online. At least two other FIRs pertaining to online fraud have been lodged with the police. In both the cases, the accused used the KYC verification trick to siphon off money from the victims’ e-wallets.
In the first case, the accused had sent a message to the complainant’s mobile between February 2 and 5, posing as a leading courier service’s agent. Gupta accepted the call as he had been waiting for the delivery of a parcel. The accused sent a link to his number from two different mobiles, asking him to pay Rs 5 for changing the delivery address.
“The complainant paid the money through the link sent to him by the accused who debited Rs 1.8 lakh from his bank account at a C R Avenue branch through UPI,” stated the FIR lodged with the Girish Park police station.
In the second case, Singh was induced by a caller who promised huge return, if he played the online cricket game, Dream 11 carrying instant monetary prizes. “He was asked to invest Rs 50,000 and after that, the caller stopped contacting him,” said a police officer.
The questioning of five people arrested from Jamtara and Dhanbad is giving the police a clear view of how the online fraud gangs operate.
Earlier, another youth, Hemant Singh from Belgachhia, was duped of Rs 50,000 while playing cricket online. At least two other FIRs pertaining to online fraud have been lodged with the police. In both the cases, the accused used the KYC verification trick to siphon off money from the victims’ e-wallets.
In the first case, the accused had sent a message to the complainant’s mobile between February 2 and 5, posing as a leading courier service’s agent. Gupta accepted the call as he had been waiting for the delivery of a parcel. The accused sent a link to his number from two different mobiles, asking him to pay Rs 5 for changing the delivery address.
“The complainant paid the money through the link sent to him by the accused who debited Rs 1.8 lakh from his bank account at a C R Avenue branch through UPI,” stated the FIR lodged with the Girish Park police station.
In the second case, Singh was induced by a caller who promised huge return, if he played the online cricket game, Dream 11 carrying instant monetary prizes. “He was asked to invest Rs 50,000 and after that, the caller stopped contacting him,” said a police officer.
The questioning of five people arrested from Jamtara and Dhanbad is giving the police a clear view of how the online fraud gangs operate.
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