He went to get a reward in exchange for a one rupee note, but was duped of Rs 10 lakh, you will be shocked to hear the story!

Mumbai: The victim told the police that while watching a reel on social media, he came across an advertisement. The advertisement claimed that a reward of Rs 4.53 lakh would be given to the person who brings a one rupee note. When the person contacted, the fraudsters duped him of about Rs 10 lakh. What is the whole matter?

While scrolling reels on social media, you must have come across a reel or post in front of your eyes, in which it is claimed that you will be given a huge amount in exchange for old coins or notes. It is not known how true these claims are, but a person in Mumbai has definitely lost Rs 10 lakh by trusting these claims. What is the whole matter? Let us tell you.

According to a report , a 45-year-old man living in Santacruz West in Mumbai lodged a complaint at the Cyber Police Station. The man told the police that on February 23, while watching a reel on social media, he came across an advertisement. The advertisement claimed that a reward of Rs 4.53 lakh would be given to the person who brings a one rupee note. There was also a WhatsApp number in it. The man told that he had a one rupee note, so he sent a photo of the note to that WhatsApp number. After this, a person contacted from there, who told his name as Pankaj Singh.

Money collected in the name of registration

Pankaj told that he works at a coin shop. He made the victim fill a form and deposited Rs 6,160 for registration. Police said that after some time Pankaj called the complainant again and said that the amount mentioned earlier was wrong and now he would have to transfer Rs 6,107. However, the person promised that the amount transferred earlier would be returned. After all this, Pankaj Singh introduced the complainant to another person, who told his name as Arun Sharma.

Arun explained the victim a scheme to win a prize in exchange for a one rupee note and sent a fake letter in the name of RBI. After this, both of them engaged the cashier in conversation and slowly collected Rs 10.38 lakh. Police said that the victim realized that he had been cheated when the fraudsters said that if he paid Rs 6 lakh more, the prize money could be Rs 25.56 lakh. After this, the victim contacted the police.

The victim is a cashier at the Churchgate branch of the insurance company. The police have registered a case under the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and the investigation is underway.

PC:The Lallantop