Haveri: Greed for easy money driving a man from the city of Haveri to lose Rs 12.8 lakh for cyber fraud.
The problem arose ahead when the victim of Pradeep Puadun, the cable operator filed a complaint with a cyber economy and a narcotics crime (CEN) in the city of Haveri.
According to the police, online fraudsters contacted Bosle through social media and introduced himself as Bankla Perez, two months back.
He identified himself an accountant at Jinebi Pharma and Cosmetics – a company based in the UK.
He then made a business chat through WhatsApp and told him that his company needed 400 liters of odorata herbal oil which was raw material and they imported it from the company MA Bhavani in India at Rs 5.25 Lakh per liter.
Bankla said Bosle can export the same material by buying and can make money.
He also shared the details of the contacts Anjali Bhavani and Sonal Singh – Representatives of Bhavani Enterprises.
During the time, the victim contacted Anjali and he bought one-liter herbal oil by transferring RS 2.8 Lakh and notifying Bankla.
He ordered 19 liters again according to Bankla’s requirements and he should pay Rs 66.4 lakh.
But Anjali asked him to appreciate Rs 10 lakh as a down payment and resolve the full amount after the victim received the number of companies based in the UK.
Then, the victim transferred money in the same two installments and told the same Sonal Singh.
According to the complainant, Anjali and Sonal have not supplied 19 liters of Odorata oil and the third cellphone of the three women is turned off.
“The victim has filed a complaint about the fraud of Rs 12.8 lakh.
We will start the investigation,” said Santosh Pawar, Circle Inspector, CEN POLICE STATION.