A Delhi-based businessman has allegedly lost ₹6 lakh after cyber fraudsters persuaded him to download a fake application that gained access to his private data and was then used to threaten him with financial and other harm. Police have registered a cheating case and begun investigating the accounts and digital channels allegedly used in the fraud.
The complainant, identified as Pradeep Kumar, is a resident of Shyampur in the Jalalpur area of Ambedkar Nagar and conducts business while living in Delhi. According to the complaint, Kumar received a message on his mobile phone while he was using it during his free time. He followed the message and downloaded an application, after which he entered the information requested through the app.
Fake App Allegedly Accessed Businessman’s Private Data
According to the complaint, the cyber fraudsters obtained Kumar’s private data through the application after he submitted the requested details. The accused then allegedly began threatening him with online financial harm and other consequences.
Faced with the threats, Kumar allegedly transferred money to accounts controlled by the fraudsters. The transactions were made in three instalments of ₹2 lakh each, taking the total alleged loss to ₹6 lakh.
The incident came to light after Kumar realised that he had been targeted in a cyber fraud. He subsequently approached the cybercrime authorities to report the matter.
₹6 Lakh Transferred in Three Transactions
Kumar lodged a complaint through the cybercrime helpline number 1930 after discovering the alleged fraud. Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered in Lucknow under crime number zero.
Since the case was connected to Ambedkar Nagar, it was subsequently transferred to the cyber police station there for investigation. The screenshots state that the alleged fraud involved threatening the businessman after obtaining his data through the fake application and persuading him to transfer money online.
The ₹6 lakh was allegedly transferred in three separate transactions, with ₹2 lakh sent on each occasion.
Police Examine Accounts and Digital Channels
Cyber police station in-charge Inspector Randha Singh said the investigation into the case had begun. Police are examining the bank accounts allegedly used to receive the money as well as other digital channels connected with the fraud.
Investigators are also working to identify and trace the people allegedly responsible for the scheme. The case is being examined through the financial and digital trail left by the transactions and the application used in the alleged fraud.
Police efforts to reach the cyber fraudsters are continuing as investigators scrutinise the accounts and other digital means allegedly used in the ₹6 lakh fraud.
