The girl lost 2 lakhs in a friend’s affair, the vicious person was continuously cheating
Bilaspur: In Bilaspur, a girl became a victim of fraud of Rs 2 lakh after falling prey to a Facebook friend. The victim was tricked into sending expensive gifts from the UK. Then the member of the thug gang, posing as an employee of the courier company, got two lakh rupees transferred under custom duty and on different pretexts.
A girl living in Sipat area became friends with an unknown young man on social media. Both kept talking to each other. During this, the young man told her that he lives in UK and is going to send a gift in her name. He tricked the girl and took her address and mobile number. The girl received a call on WhatsApp from an unknown number. The caller told that he is an employee of DHL courier company. Told the girl that a gift has come from abroad in your name, which is stuck in Mumbai airport. Along with courier charges, custom charges will also be charged for bringing it to Bilaspur.
On the request of the alleged employee, the girl transferred the money. After this he kept demanding money on different pretexts. Even after giving about two lakh rupees, he started asking for more money. Then the girl realized that she had been cheated. Then he reported the matter to the police. After which a case of fraud was registered.
