Coimbatore: The rural police officer has registered firs against unknown people who deceived a pollachi-based man of Rs 9.5 lakh using a fake Facebook account on behalf of Sarah Backy from the United Kingdom.
Police said Saravanan from Polachi backy from the United Kingdom and them Swapping their cellphone numbers and chatting with each other on WhatsApp.Selua chat last month, Sarah Backy told Saravanan that he wanted to give him a gift to 20,000 pounds worth of gold ornaments.
But he allegedly demanded that Saravanan had to pay Rs 9.5.
Lakh in Indian currency as customs to get gold ornaments.
The passer, Saravanan received a telephone call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an Excise Ministry’s officer and asked Saravanan to deposit Rs 9.5 lakh in an excise account for gold ornaments.
Buying words of unknown people, Saravanan keeps the amount.
After paying the amount, he did not receive a prize and also unable to contact Sarah Backy.Leater, Saravanan learned that it was a fake Facebook account used by an unknown person in the name of Sarah Backy.
Thearavanan filed a complaint with the Cybercrime Police Station in District Police Officers (DPO) at SBI Road on Thursday on Thursday.
, The police registered fir against unknown people under Section 420 (cheating and inducing property shipping) from the Indian criminal code and part 66 D (anyone who by means or communication devices or cheating computer resources with personality) from the Information Technology Act ,