Mumbai: A college student from Taloja was cheated of ₹5.22 lakh by unidentified accused through a fake email that claimed she had won ₹5 crore in a lottery.
Sonali Kamble (25), a distance education student in the final year of a BCom course, had received the email in May 2016 from shelloipriz@cash4u.com. To claim the amount, she was asked in the email to send a copy of her identification and full bank account details.
PI Raju Adagle, Taloja police station, said, "After she sent all the details, some people who identified themselves as Hardward Jerry, Anila Kumari and Peter Varje started communicating with her on phone from the next day. The gang told her she will have to deposit an amount in their bank accounts for excise duty, cost of transfer, conversion charges and income tax. In all, the complainant transferred ₹5.22 lakh online to the bank accounts provided by the accused.” said.
Police said the mobile numbers used by the accused are switched off, but have been traced to Uttar Pradesh. “The complainant is an orphan who stays with her aunt. The money was probably the amount she received after her father’s death., Mr. Adagle said.
