Cyber fraudsters have allegedly cheated residents of more than ₹4.56 lakh in four separate incidents involving fake technical support, online investment schemes, impersonation and fraudulent hotel booking transactions. Police complaints have been filed in connection with the cases, which occurred through different methods but resulted in financial losses for the victims.
The reported incidents include money being withdrawn after a mobile phone update request, losses linked to an online investment scheme promoted through Telegram, a fraud involving a caller posing as a bank official, and a hotel booking-related scam.
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Mobile Phone Update Request Leads to Bank Fraud
Mohammad Hanif, a resident of the Nehru Colony police station area, told police that on May 30 he was attempting to update his mobile phone but repeatedly failed to complete the process.
He then searched online and contacted a mobile repair shop. According to the complaint, he later received a call from an unknown number and was informed that money was being withdrawn from his bank account.
When he checked his bank balance, he discovered that ₹80,000 and ₹7,500 had been transferred from his account to another account. Police said the total loss in the case was ₹2.37 lakh.
Telegram Investment Scheme Costs Woman ₹1.34 Lakh
Ragini Bhardwaj, a resident of the Dalanwala area, reported that she was cheated of ₹1.34 lakh through an online investment scheme promoted on Telegram.
According to the complaint, unknown individuals contacted her through various Telegram IDs and a website and persuaded her to transfer money. She alleged that ₹35,888 was transferred from her Kotak Mahindra Bank account and ₹99,000 from her Punjab National Bank account through UPI transactions.
Police are examining the circumstances under which the transfers were made and the identities of those behind the online scheme.
Impersonation and Booking Scams Under Investigation
In another case, a resident of Dalanwala alleged that a caller posing as a bank official informed him that ₹1 lakh had been withdrawn from his account. After reaching the bank, he discovered that the money had in fact been fraudulently taken from his account.
A separate complaint filed at Patel Nagar Kotwali concerns an alleged fraud of ₹1.41 lakh linked to a hotel booking transaction. Details available in the report indicate that the complainant was associated with a marketing-related profession and reported being cheated while dealing with a booking arrangement.
Police are investigating all four cases and examining the digital trail connected to the transactions.
