Noida woman duped of Rs.14L in digital arrest
Noida, May 28 -- A 33-year-old woman in Noida was duped of Rs.14 lakh after being allegedly put under digital arrest following a call from an international number, with the caller impersonating a telecom regulatory representative, police said on Tuesday, adding that a case was registered on Monday at the cybercrime branch police station.
In her police complaint, the woman, a private firm employee and resident of Sector 50, said she received the call on January 3. She filed the complaint on a cyber portal later that day. "I was told on call that there were 17 complaints against the mobile number, including an FIR related to illegal advertisement and harassment, registered in my name," reads the FIR.
Police said later the fraudsters transferred her call to another person posing as a Mumbai police officer. After his questioning, she was made to transfer Rs.14 lakh. Later, her mother made her realise that she was duped, officers said.
"The case was then reported to the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, and a case under relevant BNS sections for cheating and the IT Act was lodged on Monday," said cybercrime branch SHO Ranjeet Kumar Singh....
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