Ahmedabad: Amdavadis is known as technology understanding but it also makes it easy for cyber criminals to target and deceive them from the money obtained with difficulty.
In just one day, on Sunday, seven residents reported that they had been canceled from RS 13 lakh by digital swabs.
In each case, the modus operandi is different.
Residents of Mrs., registered on the Matrimonial site, told the police he was deceived by Dr.
Devraj Patel from Rs 2.18 Lakh.
“After I registered on the site, Patel, who claimed to be from London, contacted me, said he was interested in marrying me.
He then told me that he had sent a gift through courier who had been stuck in India.
He gave me a number to call.
The person, at the other end, asked me to pay Rs 2.18 lakh as a courier fee, “said the 41-year-old player.
When he did not receive a prize even after paying a large amount, he realized that he had been cheated and filed a complaint to the Ghatlodia police.
In the case of Viramgam Resident Hetal Dave, he has received a message in his uncle’s name from international number, asking him to send money for medical emergencies.
“I got a message on April 30.
Mentioned an account number.
I transferred Rs 98,000 and called my uncle just to know that he hadn’t sent me a message like that,” said the 30-year-old player.
He then filed a complaint to Shahibaugh police.
Sagar Gajjar, a 30-year-old Chandlodia resident, in a complaint stated that he was promised a good return if he invested at the Jamok oil company located in Africa.
However, after he invested Rs 1 Lakh, Amit Sharma and one other unknown person did not give him the number and interest, said Gajjar to the police.
Trupti Trivedi, a resident of Naroda, claimed that he was contacted by Anand, who claimed to be manager with e-commerce website.
“He offered me a job from homework.
After my first assignment, I was offered an incentive.
However, when I finished my second task, I was asked to pay Rs 1.36 lakh to claim my incentive.
I paid the amount but did not get anything as Rewards, “said the 35-year-old player who filed a complaint to the police Naroda.
Meanwhile, Naroda Resident Bipin Patel told the police that some unknown people received access to ID online from their accounts with national and private banks and transferring RS 3.91 lakh from their accounts through several transactions.
Likewise, Suresh Asudani, a resident of Krishnanagar, alleged that some unidentified people made various online transactions of Rs 1.95 lakh from their credit cards without their knowledge.
Kunal Sanghani, a resident of Naroda, in his complaint on Sunday has stated that he received a call from someone who identified himself as a representative of a large financing company.
He lured him to invest RS 55,000 on the stock market by promising good returns.
When Sanghani asked for money back, he was told to pay Rs 25,000 as the cost of GST and RS 51,000 other as a guarantee.
However, despite paying the amount, he did not get a refund and therefore filed a police complaint.