Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Aug 18: A woman living in Adarshanagara on Alevoor Road, Badagabettu in the city is learnt to have lost heavily, after having been lured by the offer of making money through lucky draw. This bait had been laid out to her through cell phone calls.
Geetha (47), wife of Chandrashekhar from Adarshanagara, who followed up her urge to make the best of this offer and strike it rich, got frustrated after the demand for payment of 'taxes' continued to pour in, and never seemed to dry up. She then filed a complaint in Manipal station.
It is learnt that an unidentified person called her on August 4 from mobile phone No. 92316358229, informing that her mobile phone number won US$ 25,000 in a lucky draw, and sought payment of tax due towards this prize money to the government. It is said that the caller conversed in Hindi.
Depending on this and subsequent calls for payment, Geetha transferred a total sum of Rs 3,50,000 in 15 installments to different account numbers from her account with State Bank of India. The latest demand for further payment of Rs 50,000 came as the last straw on camel's back, as Geetha lost her patience and decided to approach the police.