Two Panchkula residents were allegedly duped of more than ₹ 21 lakh in separate cyber frauds involving a fake e-challan link and an online e-commerce business, the police said.
In the first case, a Sector 20 resident, Guneet Gaur, allegedly lost ₹ 1.28 lakh after clicking a fraudulent e-challan link received on his mobile phone.
The link took him to a fake website, where he entered his details and subsequently received multiple one time passwords (OTPs). She allegedly persuaded him to create a seller account and make repeated UPI payments for purchasing and selling products. Police have registered cases against unknown accused persons in both cases and initiated investigations.
Gaur received a message on August 27 claiming that his vehicle had an unpaid ₹ 1,000 e-challan, according to an FIR registered by the cyber crime police on August 29. After sharing the OTPs, ₹ 1,28,852 was debited from his credit card. He reported the fraud through the cybercrime helpline 1930. In the second case, a Pinjore resident, Gurmeet Singh, was allegedly duped of nearly ₹ 20 lakh after being lured into an online e-commerce business by a woman he met on social media. Between July 7 and August 21, he transferred around ₹ 15.26 lakh and deposited additional amounts into bank accounts. He became suspicious after being asked to deposit another ₹ 10 lakh.
