Silvia Fernandes, 28, of Moorukaveri in Mulky was overjoyed when the SMS, which she received on her cellphone, revealed that she had won Rs 5 crore. As directed, she furnished her address and bio-data to the company which identified as the U K Toyota.
A few days after sending details, she received a call on her cellphone from a male who informed that the prize money would be released after she made a small payment.
Unaware of the fraud, she did as told and deposited Rs 3, 07,333 in accounts located at Syndicate Bank, Bank of Baroda, Karnataka Bank and State Bank of India branches at Kinnigoli.
After depositing the money, she made many attempts to contact people who had promised her a prize of Rs 5 crore.
The money deposited in accounts also was withdrawn. When there was no word from them even after waiting a month, Silvia realized that she was cheated.
The police based on a complaint from Silvia booked a case of cheating (under section 420) and criminal breach of trust (406) under the Cyber crime act against the U K Toyota.
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