A resident of Byndoor in Udupi district lost over ₹7 lakh to fraudsters who offered job overseas.
In the compliant to Byndoor police, the victim said he received an email offering job of a manager from person claiming to be administrative manager of Kovaisk Dairy Farm, in response to victim’s post on Shine.com seeking job. Fraudsters first sought ₹12,950 on March 24 as VISA application fee.
He further paid fraudsters ₹49,980 towards travel insurance, ₹1.27 lakh for VISA file approval charges, ₹2.94 lakh for VISA authoriser and medical charges, ₹1.98 lakh for biometric fees and ₹86,650 for ILETS exam and certificate fee. When fraudsters demanded money for ‘Anti terrorist clearance’ charge, the victim realised he is being cheated. He then filed the complaint, which the police registered for offences punishable under sections 66(c), 66(d) of Information Technology Act and Section 318(2) of Bharaitya Nyaya Sanhita.
Published - April 03, 2025 11:08 pm IST
