Man duped of Rs 24 lakh in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A man from Krishnanagar in Ameerpet was duped of Rs 24 lakh by conmen. The victim, Nanda Kumar, had received a friend request from a woman on Facebook introducing herself as Mary Alexander, a doctor from Poland. “After chatting for a fortnight, she told him she was sending a gift parcel containing a laptop, […]

Hyderabad: A man from Krishnanagar in Ameerpet was duped of Rs 24 lakh by conmen. The victim, Nanda Kumar, had received a friend request from a woman on Facebook introducing herself as Mary Alexander, a doctor from Poland.

“After chatting for a fortnight, she told him she was sending a gift parcel containing a laptop, watches and other expensive articles,” a Cybercrime police official said. On June 4, he received a call from a woman claiming to be a Customs official from Delhi airport, asking him to pay charges towards customs charges and different taxes. He was made to pay Rs 24 lakh.

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“However, when he was asked to pay Rs 34 lakh more, Nanda Kumar grew suspicious and approached the police,” the official said, adding that a case was booked and investigation was on.

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