2024-09-02 02:14:16
Gyaneshwar Prasad, Lucknow: Cyber fraudsters duped the Joint Director of the Health Department of Rs 40,000 in Vibhutikhand area of the capital Lucknow. He had lodged a report in Banda, the investigation of which has been transferred to Vibhutikhand police station. At the same time, a woman from Chinhat area has been duped by fraudsters by luring her to earn money sitting at home.
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shaival is Joint Director Training in the Health Department. He told that earlier he was posted in Banda. According to the victim, on May 12, he saw an advertisement of an attractive offer on Facebook. The advertisement claimed that goods from Big Bazaar would be delivered at home. The victim booked the order, after some time a call came on the victim’s mobile from an unknown number.
The fraudster posing as a Big Bazaar employee asked the victim to confirm the order through WhatsApp number. According to the victim, as soon as he confirmed the order on the fraudster’s WhatsApp number, more than 40 thousand rupees were transferred from his bank account in two installments. The victim complained to the Cyber Crime Cell of Banda. Since the victim’s bank account is in Lucknow branch, the report has been transferred to Vibhutikhand police station. Police station in-charge Sunil Singh said that the matter is being investigated.
mistake here
He believed the attractive offer seen on social sites. He should have confirmed the offer by contacting Big Bazaar’s authorized helpline number. He should have done the transaction only after that.
A woman was duped by luring her to earn money sitting at home
Samta Chaudhary, a resident of Eldeco in Chinhat, said that she joined a WhatsApp group named Steel Street Corporation through an advertisement on Facebook. In the group, she was lured to earn money sitting at home. The victim, who fell into the trap, invested more than 94 thousand rupees in the company in several installments.
When contacted after not getting any profit, the fraudsters asked the victim to invest more in the company. When the victim did not invest, she was removed from the group. The mobile phone of the fraudsters started showing switched off. The victim has filed a report in the name of the WhatsApp group. The police station in-charge said that investigation is being done in the matter.
be careful
-Do not blindly trust the advertisements seen on social sites.
Beware of those who lure you into earning money sitting at home, these are not shortcuts but tools of fraudsters.
Never transact with any unknown person or give your details to him.
-Do not click on any link or download any app sent by any unknown person.