Jagran correspondent, Lucknow. Cyber fraudsters withdrew about Rs 7.48 lakh from the accounts of seven people including an inspector and an elderly person. These cases of cyber fraud are from Saadatganj, Sushant Golf City, Indiranagar, Para and Krishnanagar. Police have registered all the cases and are investigating with the help of cyber crime cell. 76-year-old Triloki Nath Puri, resident of Matadeen Road, Saadatganj, said that the mobile got hacked after opening the APK file a few days ago. After that the fraudster withdrew Rs 2,73,003 from his account five times. At the same time, Sub Inspector Ramsagar Gupta, resident of Madharmau Kala of Sushant Golf City, is posted at Gosainganj police station.
He told that a call came on January 8. The caller introduced himself as the manager of State Bank of India and asked about renting a house. The fraudster sent a fake credit message and transferred Rs 71 thousand through bar code.
On the other hand, Arnav Gupta, a resident of Manas City, Indiranagar, said that he had applied online for taking the distributorship of Tata One Engie. After this a call came to him. The caller took the details saying that the application was accepted. Then deposited Rs 79,400 in the name of fees and drug license. When the demand for NOC increased, the victim investigated and came to know of the fraud.
Apart from this, Kanishka Verma, a resident of Pink City, Buddheshwar, Para, said that the fraudster, posing as a bank employee, got the app downloaded on the pretext of reward points. After that Rs 59,863 were withdrawn from the account. At the same time, Jagriti Srivastava, a resident of Purannagar, Alambagh, said that to return the goods, she searched the customer care number of Flipkart on Google and called.
The fraudster got the app downloaded on the pretext of refund. Then Rs 99,852 disappeared from the account. Ankur Singh, a resident of Indralok Hydel Colony of the same police station area, said that he extorted Rs 1,20,207 several times on the pretext of investing in the share market. Also, Gopalpuri resident Krishnanand Singh told that his friend lives in Dubai. On January 7, the fraudster got Rs 45,000 transferred on the pretext of his friend's illness.