Pune: Businessman duped by cyber criminals over 277 online transactions in eight years

Pune: A Sangvi based businessman has been duped of Rs 2.5 crore in over 277 online transactions by cyber criminals in the past eight years. The businessman has filed a complaint with the cyber crime cell of Pimpri-Chinchwad Police alleging that 22 suspects had duped him on the pretext of investments and attractive returns.

Senior inspector Sanjay Tungar of the Cyber Crime Cell told media persons,”The complainant runs a housekeeping business. He did not suspect anything and went on transferring money all these years through 277 online transactions.”

The complainant claims that since 2012, the fraudsters had been calling him and giving him different offers which will benefit the man if he invests in them. These people who were doing fraud presented different identities like employees of private firms or government insurance companies.

Inspector Ajay Bhosale of the Sangvi Police said that, “the man also transferred money believing some unknown people who demonstrated themselves as officials from clubs.”

The fraudsters actually behaved like officials of any company and took money from the man under different charges like transaction, GST, installment,report,income tax, demand draft, postal charges, file reopening charges, stamp duty and commission. According to police the fraudsters forwarded him fake policies and certificates so that the person should not have any doubt and must believe them.

Inspector Tungar said that“After losing 2.5 crore, he realized that he is being duped and then he told his friends about it who brought him to cybercrime cell otherwise he hasn’t informed anyone about this.”