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Sonipat: Fraudsters along with RPF jawan have cheated many rupees. The thugs posed as friends from Australia and demanded money. The amount was defrauded by submitting a fake receipt for depositing dollars into the account. The victim reported this to the police. Police have registered a case in this regard in various sections. The cyber police are investigating the matter.
Sanju, a resident of Mahmoodpur Gohana village, said he was working as an SI in RPF. Recently his posting was in Punjab. He will be on home leave from November 22nd to November 29th, 2023. His friend Harsh lives in Australia. On November 22, a call came from a number on his WhatsApp number. The caller said it was his friend Harsh. Sanju said that the voice sounded familiar to him. Afterwards the thug, who was talking like a friend, said that he needed money. He immediately told him that he had no money. After that, the defendant said that you give me the account number and I will deposit dollars into your account. The scammer said you would get the money in India. Then he sent his father’s account number. The accused then sent fake receipts for the deposit of different amounts of money to her WhatsApp number. After that, a call came on his father’s number to deposit the money, which his father informed about.
The father said he received a call and the caller said he was calling from the PNB branch in Delhi. The defendant said you asked for money from outside. The father then said that he had asked for money. Thereafter, the accused caller said that your dollars would be converted into Indian currency and would reach you within 12 hours. After this, the accused, who was talking like a friend, said that Agent Harjeet Singh would call from Delhi on his WhatsApp number. This will give you an Indian account number. Deposit the money into this account. He then deposited a total of Rs 580,000 into the account specified by Agent Harjeet. After that, he contacted Harsh’s family and contacted his WhatsApp number. He told him that someone was committing fraud using his fake numbers. He then checked all the accounts and numbers and found that they were all fake. Police have registered a case in this regard in various sections. Investigating officer SI Ombir said the matter was being seriously investigated. The fraudsters will be discovered as quickly as possible and further measures will be taken.
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