Greater Noida: A shocking case of big fraud in the name of IGL Bills has come to light from Greater Noida. A retired officer from the Police Department living in the Delta-3 Sector of the Thana Surajpur area of Greater Noida has been cheated. He has lodged a report that unknown cyber criminals introduced themselves as employees of IGL company trapped him in their trap and transferred Rs 99,990 from his account.
A call and lakhs of Rupees lost
Media in-charge of Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh gave information about this case that Dr Phool Singh Bhushan, son of late Ramcharan Singh, a retired officer from the Police Department (AGMUT Cadre), complained to the police station last night that on the night of July 21, a call came on his mobile through WhatsApp. The caller introduced himself as an employee of Indraprastha Gas Limited.
The victim was on hold for 20 minutes and withdrawal took place
On the phone, he said that your IGL bill is pending, it has not been deposited. In response, the victim said that he had deposited the amount. The accused told him to hold on and he would check it on the computer. He kept the victim on hold for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, he withdrew money from his account. When he asked the accused whether money had been deducted from his account, he accepted it and later disconnected the call.
Police registered the complaint
According to the victim, he is an elderly person and could not sleep the whole night. When he went to the bank the next day afternoon, he found out that money had been withdrawn from his account. On the complaint of the victim, the police have registered a report of the incident and are investigating the matter.