Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A man was duped of Rs 57,700 by cyber fraudsters on the pretext of approving a loan of Rs 2 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.
According to additional DCP (Zone-1) Alok Kumar Sharma, one Vipin Verma, a resident of Shankar Bagh Colony, lodged a complaint at Sadar Bazar police station’s cyber desk.
Verma reported that he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person who offered him a loan and assured him that he was eligible and that the company did not have any hidden charges. After completing KYC and document verification, he was asked to pay Rs 7,500 as processing fee.
Later, he received another call from a different number, where the caller introduced himself as the manager from the finance company and demanded the processing fee.
Subsequently, Verma was asked to pay various service and miscellaneous charges, which he transferred in multiple transactions, totaling Rs 57,700.
Eventually, he was told that his loan approval had been halted by the Central government and was asked to pay additional money as GST.
Realising that he was being scammed, he lodged a complaint with the police. The cops have registered the complaint and froze the account where the money was transferred. An investigation is underway.
