₹30 Lakh Fraud Through Online Gaming
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A cyber fraud incident through online gaming has been reported from Jabalpur in which a man lost ₹30 lakh. The incident took place under Gora Bazaar police station, as informed by the police.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police Sonali Dubey, the victim was identified as Jogeshwar Singh, a resident of Gora Bazaar. He lodged a complaint against unknown cyber fraudsters after his entire bank balance was swept away while playing an online game.
Additional Superintendent of Police Sonali Dubey | FP Photo
The victim said he got excited playing an online game where he initially won lakhs within a few hours. However, upon checking his bank balance, he found his account completely empty.
Following the complaint, the police have launched an investigation with the help of the cyber cell. The Gora Bazaar police are currently probing the entire matter.
College Principal Duped Of ₹10 Lakh Through Digital Arrest Threat
College Principal Duped Of ₹10 Lakh Through Digital Arrest Threat | Unsplash
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): In yet another case of cyber fraud emerged in Jabalpur’s Gora Bazaar, in which a college principal was duped of ₹10 lakh through digital arrest.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police Sonali Dubey, the victim was identified as Jagdeep Dubey, the principal of Government Adarsh in Dindori. He lodged a complaint saying the fraudster posed as an official from FedEx Courier Company in Mumbai.
They said that he has been linked with a money laundering case and an illegal parcel containing objectionable items allegedly being sent from Mumbai to Taiwan.
Later, impersonating an officer from the Mumbai Crime Branch, the fraudster threatened him with arrest. The scammer sent a fake document via WhatsApp and demanded the amount to be transferred through RTGS giving an ultimatum. Fearing arrest, the principal immediately transferred ₹10 lakh.
Later, he realized that he had been defrauded and reported the matter to police. Gora Bazaar police are currently investigating the case.
