Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Oct 8: In another incident of online fraud, a woman from Brahmavar lost Rs 16,89,862.
As per the complaint filed by Laveena Jenifer Moras, a resident of Chantar village in Brahmavar, an unknown person with a Instagram ID named ‘Jovan-871’ had introduced himself as a doctor working in Canada. The unidentified person had promised to send an iPhone, gold and US currency to the complainant on October 2. She even received a call from a phone number 9233013312 where a person introduced himself as a Customs officer.
On the pretext of sending a parcel from Canada to Laveena, the unidentified person demanded her to pay the parcel charges and money lending certificate charges. Laveena transferred Rs 16,89,862 to the bank account as advised by the miscreants.
A complaint has been registered in this regard in Udupi CEN police station.