LUCKNOW A 70-year-old man was allegedly duped of ₹7.8 lakh by a cyber fraud gang. One of the members of the gang posed as an Indonesian woman to dupe Krishna Kumar Verma, a resident of Indira Nagar, of the money.
In his complaint, Verma, a retired senior manager of HAL, said that he received an email from an unknown person who introduced herself as Thuma Rini Vidodo, an Indonesian. In the e-mail, Thuma told Verma that she wanted to withdraw ₹152 crore, which was left for her by the deceased Indonesia king.
“The accused asked me to help her monetarily in return for sharing the profit. She kept sending me e-mails demanding help. I was told by the miscreant to contact an alleged advocate named Harlem Napitul and another local man Akash Mitra. I contacted the alleged Indonesian advocate and paid him his fee. I also transferred about ₹7.8 lakh to Akash Mitra’s account,” Verma said in his complaint.
He added that the funds were withdrawn soon after the transfer. “They duped me of ₹7.8 lakh and then stopped replying to my e-mails... I am experiencing mental distress. My wife is bedridden. I looked into the miscreants and discovered that they were part of a large gang that defrauded innocent people,” said the complainant.
{{/usCountry}}He added that the funds were withdrawn soon after the transfer. “They duped me of ₹7.8 lakh and then stopped replying to my e-mails... I am experiencing mental distress. My wife is bedridden. I looked into the miscreants and discovered that they were part of a large gang that defrauded innocent people,” said the complainant.
{{/usCountry}}“An FIR has been filed against unidentified individuals on charges of violating IPC sections 420 (cheating), 419 (impersonation), and 66 of the IT Act. A cyber cell unit is investigating the case, and the accused will be arrested soon,” said inspector Mohammed Muslim Khan, cyber cell, Lucknow.