An accused additionally video-called the lady on Skype. (Representational picture)
Noida:
A girl was duped of Rs 34 lakh right here in a case of “digital arrest” by cyber criminals who threatened her with faux notices by the Enforcement Directorate, officers stated on Sunday.
The fraudsters claimed {that a} parcel was being despatched from Mumbai to Iran in her title containing 5 passports, two debit playing cards, two laptops, 900 US {dollars}, and 200 grams of narcotics, they stated.
The sufferer obtained a name from the fraudsters at round 10 pm on August 8, she stated in her grievance.
The Gautam Buddha cyber crime police station has registered a case and began an investigation into the matter, Inspector-in-charge Vijay Kumar Gautam stated.
In response to the grievance of Nidhi Paliwal, a resident of Sector-41, the fraudsters despatched her a grievance through WhatsApp and requested her to ship Rs 34 lakh.
An accused additionally video-called her on Skype with the video switched off, Paliwal stated in her grievance.
Inspector Gautam stated the accused additionally despatched two notices to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), by which severe allegations have been made towards the sufferer. A probe on the matter is underway, he stated.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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