PUDUCHERRY: Cyber Sleuth Cells have launched a hunt for a group of people who deceive a woman in the city of Puducherry from Rs 5.25 lakh money after promising profitable foreign work.
Geng members claimed to be a team from the French Embassy in Delhi.
The woman, who was identified as Jasleen Mario, said she had applied for a job abroad on various platforms and received emails from Gerard Mulliez at prospective work on August 4 last year.
He contacted him through the cellphone the next day and collected details about the work.
After convincing his work, the man said Vianne from the French Embassy would contact him.
He received an email from the team claiming to be from the French Embassy in Delhi on August 6 ask him to pay Rs 36,500 online as a processing fee.
He transferred the amount to the account number mentioned in the email.
He immediately began receiving an email asking him to pay Rs 64,000 as the IELTS examination fee, RS 2.64 Lakh as a visa processing fee, RS 87,000 to get an anti-terrorist certificate and RS 73,400 to pass through the gate.
He paid all online fees of Rs 5.25,400 on various dates in August last year.
He waited for a letter of supply and other documents to take jobs abroad.
But he did not receive a bidding letter.
His efforts to establish contact with people, who extend job offers, turned futile.
He filed a complaint with cyber cells.
Cyber cells registered a case against the gang of unknown people below in Section 419 (punishment for cheating on personation) and 420 (cheating and discussing property delivery) from the Indian criminal code and 66-D (penalty to deceive by personation by using computer resources ) From the Information Technology Act, 2000 and start investigations.
Puducherry women cheated Rs 5.25 lakh
