Executive tempted with? 25L KBC lottery, duped of? 51k

A 38-year-old executive of a new private firm provides allegedly been tricked of? 51, 1000 by fraudsters, which claimed we were holding phoning from Kaun Banega Crorepati and told him he experienced won a lotto of? 25 lakh but had in order to pay charges in order to claim the total amount

The 38-year-old executive involving a private stiff has allegedly been duped of? 51, 000 by fraudsters, who claimed they were calling from Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) and told your pet that he got won a lotto of? 25 lakh but needed to pay out charges to say the particular amount. The target paid the processing fees and taxes and later realized that he was duped, law enforcement said.

The victim, Shiv Chander Kumar, a native regarding Bihar who runs in Manesar, hails from a rented accommodation in the area with his family members.

Police said the particular victim approached the cyber crime authorities station in Apr and after investigation, an instance of kbc head office number scam was registered with Manesar police train station on Tuesday. The investigation is underway in the case, they said.

Kumar said that on 04 13, he received a call through an unknown quantity. The caller recognized himself as Pratap Singh from KBC, and told him he had won a lottery involving? 25 lakh, Kumar said, adding that will the caller gave him a phone number to process the lottery amount.

Pankaj Singh, station house police officer of Manesar authorities station, declared that a lot more than five calling were received and they asked him paying money at different stages to claim the lottery cash.? Once the complainant named the given range, another person acquired and asked him or her to pay? fifty-one, 000 as processing fee. He seemed to be made to contact another person who demanded more money for processing typically the cheque,? he stated.

Singh said fraudsters these days decide to make WhatsApp calls and are using the KBC to dupe people. The fraudsters will be believed to be based in foreign nations around the world and are alluring Indians with the? 25 lakh lottery, he said.