Cheated of Rs 35 lakh in online fraud

Scamsters lure public into a trap by sending an SMS or an E-mail, saying they have won millions of Pounds or Dollars in lotteries

PTI | June 7, 2011



In yet another instance of online lottery fraud, a person has been cheated of Rs 35 lakh and has filed a complaint with police.

A police release cautioned public against falling prey to such false promises and said scamsters try to lure public into a trap by sending an SMS or an E-mail, saying they have won millions of Pounds or Dollars in lotteries and directing them to contact an E-mail address for further details.

The modus operandi of this online fraud is that account holders receive an E-mail from 'RBI' or the same bank in which they have an account, asking them to send account details, including user ID. If the customer obliges, his entire bank account would be wiped out, the release said.

"These are fake e-mails and public are adviced to ignore such messages," it added.

A cyber crime cell is operational at the Commissioner of Police's office in Chennai.
 

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