Making friends with a stranger on Facebook turned out to be costly for a Malad-based woman. The woman was befriended by a cyber crook, who induced her to pay Rs 11.19 lakh in different bank accounts and in return promised to give her 30,000 Euros as a gift.

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"While surfing Facebook on June 6, the woman came across the profile of a stranger who had sent her a request. An unsuspecting Yadav accepted the request and then, the con game began which left her poorer by Rs 11 lakh," said an officer from Kurar police station.

"Gradually the said person started gaining the woman's trust and told her that he is sending her a gift of 30,000 Euros. Then on various pretexts to get the said gift released from the airport, the fraudster and his associates induced Yadav to pay money in various bank accounts. When the accused kept demanding more money, the woman got suspicious and soon learnt that she had fallen prey to cyber-fraud," the officer said.

The woman lodged a complaint with Kurar police under section 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) of IPC and section 66D (whoever by means of any communication device cheats by impersonation) of IT Act.

THE CON GAME

The woman was befriended by a cyber crook, who induced her to pay Rs 11.19 lakh in different bank accounts and in return promised to give her 30,000 Euros as a gift