We received at least five complaints from Tiruppur alone,” said Mr. Then they realised that they had been duped. A lot of people went to the firm and enquired. The firm was well-established and was not dealing with such products. “One of the victims took a flight to Mumbai and checked with the firm mentioned by the fraudster.

They have cheated eight businessmen in Tiruppur,”he said. “After receiving the money online, they become incommunicado. The fraudster collected ₹20 lakh through online transfers for 20 litres. The police said a group targeted businessmen after finding their profiles on portals and lure them to invest promising to double their investment in a short period.Īn officer said the fraudster told the victims that he procures bark oil from Mumbai. Investigation is being undertaken on those complaints.”Īnother cyber fraud is targeting the business community by enticing them to invest with a promise of high returns. Sylendra Babu said: “We have got a few complaints recently through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and have registered six cases. Immediately after clicking the link, the fraudster will ask for the one-time password and thereafter transfer money from the bank account. Randomly, an anonymous fraudster will send ₹500 to a Google Pay account.Įven as the victim is taken by surprise, the fraudsters either call or send WhatsApp message saying the amount was transferred by mistake and ask the unsuspecting victim to return the money by clicking on what seems to be a link sent by the bank. The usual modus operandi adopted is that fraudsters target Google Pay users.

Sylendra Babu appealed to the public to be more vigilant on the new frauds and to report to the police within 24 hours so that fraudulent money transfers can be stopped. Complaints of new cyber frauds of payment transfers through payment applications have been reported in the last week across the State, say the police.ĭirector-General of Police C.

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