Gurgaon: A businessman allegedly deceived Rs 1.31 lakh by a cheater with the pretext of giving it a VIP cellphone number.
The police said the victim received a call from someone who claimed to be a representative of a telecommunications company and offered to provide a VIP number SIM and asked him to make a payment.
“The accusation deceives him to do some promising payments to restore excess amounts,” said a police officer.
Sunil Shah, Owner Surabhi Glass Private Ltd, was in his manufacturing unit in Manesar when he received a call on January 8.
Posing as an airtla representative offered to provide VIP SIM.
Shah was asked to make payments online.
After the discussion, the victim agreed to take the VIP number and the caller sent him an Invoice RS 65,554, including tax with the details of his bank account.
TNN.