City resident duped of 9.99 lakh

Ludhiana: City resident Pritpal Singh was trying to do a good turn to his late brother’s friend but ended up losing Rs 9,99,500 to a cyber con. Raikot police have booked the fraudster, who got the money transferred to him in the guise of the complainant’s brother’s friend from Switzerland. Pritpal Singh approached the police on September 14 this year and a case was registered after investigation by DSP, Raikot.
The complainant told the police that on September 10, his sister-in-law Rajinder Kaur, wife of his deceased brother Darbara Singh called him and said that Darbara Singh’s friend from Switzerland would call him. She also asked him to help the man if he asked for financial aid. Pritpal Singh said that he received a WhatsApp call on his number and assumed that he was talking to his brother’s friend Bishan Singh, who told him that he needed money.
The complainant said that the caller asked him to transfer the money into his bank account. He also said that he had transferred Rs 10 lakh into his account, which would be deposited in his account in 24 hours. The complainant said that he deposited Rs 20,000 into the account number given by the accused through Money Gram. The accused told him that he had received the money and needed more. The complainant told the police that he transferred Rs 5 lakh in the account but the accused said that he needed more. At this, the complainant transferred Rs 4,79,500 into his account. Later, he said that he came to know that the accused had not sent any money to him, after which he informed the police. tnn