In the name of earning money by liking online jobs and posts, cases of fraud are now continuously coming to the fore. At the same time, new cases of scams are also being seen in the last few months. Scammers are adopting new tactics for fraud. Now, by changing one letter of the name, scammers have duped a person of Rs 3.56 lakh. WHO's retired health officer has been made a victim of digital fraud.
scam in the name of help
According to the complaint lodged with the Cyber Economics and Narcotics Crime Station, the 78-year-old retired WHO official has been duped. They have been scammed in the name of help. In his complaint, the retired officer stated that he had received an email from an account (johnpmeneze@gmail.com) which was in the name of his friend.
Explain that the email ID of the victim's friend is johnpmenezes@gmail.com. That is, there is only one 'S' difference between both emails. In the fake email, the retired officer is first informed about becoming a grandfather himself, on which the victims congratulate him.
After this, the victim receives another mail, in which it is mentioned that he has missed the flight from London to India and the wife is said to be ill, along with some monetary help is also sought. Fulfilling the duty of friendship, the victims get ready to help them and give them money. The first email arrives on 26 July.
In the name of such help, a total of Rs 3.56 lakh is transferred from the victim between July 26 and July 31. He had transferred this amount from Kotak Mahindra Bank account, which he mentioned in his complaint. Later, when the victim suspects the fraud, he informs the police about the matter and registers a complaint of fraud. The police are now probing the matter.
(pc amarujala)
