2 arrested for online fraud
TWO CALL centre employees have been arrested for allegedly duping several people of money by sending them fraudulent emails claiming they had won an online lottery, south district police said. The accused, Prashant and Abhay, have allegedly duped more than 10 gullible people. They work in call centres in Karol Bagh and Gurgaon and were friends. Police got on their trail after Manoj Kumar Sauguna, a victim of the fraud, complained that he had deposited about Rs 1.47 lakh in an unknown bank account after receiving an e-mail that stated he had won a million pounds in an online lottery, police said. Sauguna deposited the money but soon became suspicious after reading press reports about rising e-mail fraud, police said. "Sauguna told us he was asked to pay Rs. 2 lakh as processing fees and tax, before the promised award could be transferred to his account. He deposited Rs. 1.47 lakh," said Anil Shukla, DCP (South). Investigations reportedly led the police to the holder of the bank account where..
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Article taken from the issue: 5 Dec, 2007
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Article taken from the issue: 5 Dec, 2007
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