Gurugram: Nine fraud cases, including debit card and online frauds, were registered at different police stations on Tuesday after the cybercrime cell submitted its investigation reports against unidentified people who duped city residents.
In the first case, a Bhondsi resident complained to the police on March 19, 2019, that an unidentified man posing as life insurance agent called him. “I had taken a policy in 2010. After paying two premiums, I wanted to withdraw. The man said I will have to deposit some ₹59,000 as withdrawal fee and I will get back ₹5 lakh. I deposited the amount in the given bank account number. After a few days, when I contacted the insurance company, I learned that I was duped,” said Bishamber Dayal, a retired PWD officer.
In another case, a Bhondsi-based resident alleged that he was duped of ₹63,000 by a person claiming to be an employee of a public sector bank, who asked for his card details on the pretext of increasing his credit limit. According to the police, the victim, Amresh Kumar, lost money in one transaction.
In the third case, Manish Kumar of Bhondsi lodged a complaint that he was told by an unidentified caller that he has won a Tata Safari SUV and for that he needs to pay ₹1.2 lakh as taxes. After paying the amount online, the phone numbers were switched off, the police said.
In another case, Sumit Srivastava in his complaint stated that ₹16,500 was debited from his savings account on March 6 without any prior intimation. He said that he received a text message from the bank, stating that the amount has been debited from the current account of his business a day after the transaction was carried out.
Manoj Kumar Bisht, a resident of Faridabad, complained that he was returni ..
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