Gurgaon woman duped of Rs 2.5 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as nephew from Dubai

GURGAON: A sexagenarian woman in Gurgaon was defrauded of Rs 2.5 lakh by cyber criminals who pretended to be her nephew from Dubai requesting urgent financial assistance. The Cyber West Police initiated an investigation and registered a case against an unknown perpetrator on Saturday.The complainant, Promila Devi Jaswal from New Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, stated that she received several WhatsApp calls from unfamiliar numbers 91-7447664034 and 91-8579831889 on May 14, at around 10 am."He was impersonating my nephew and claimed to be in deep trouble. He was very persuasive and pressured me mentally to transfer him Rs 2.5 lakh to his account immediately. I was in a confused state and had an emotional pressure toll on me created by the impersonator.

I transferred the money from my bank account to the fraudulent account no- 50100673883564 IFSC – HDFC0001945," Jaswal said.The fraud became apparent only after the transfer when she contacted her nephew, who confirmed he had made no such request. She subsequently reported the incident to the cyber cell helpline 1930, after which the Cyber West Police began their investigation.The police reported that the victim, being elderly and alone during the fraudulent call, visited the bank to process the transfer.

"Since her nephew lives in Dubai and the caller impersonating him pleaded for urgent help citing some legal trouble, the victim believed him. After returning home from the bank, she informed her family members, who checked with her nephew. A female relative of the victim then informed the cyber police," explained a police officer familiar with the case.The Cyber West Police have filed charges against an unidentified individual under sections 319 (cheating by personation) and 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property, or causing harm to property, reputation, or mental well-being) of BNS.