Sri Lankan national arrested for defrauding techie in Cuddalore of ₹60 lakh

The Cyber Crime wing of the Cuddalore police have arrested a Sri Lankan national for allegedly swindling ₹60 lakh from an IT professional in Cuddalore by offering online part-time jobs.

According to the Cyber Crime police, the complainant S. Sampath, 32 of Kurunjipadi, received a message offering an online part-time job through the Telegram app. He was lured by an unidentified person offering money for completing certain tasks online. Sampath was promised good returns for a small investment for reviewing the app.

Sampath was then moved to a bigger Telegram group where he continued to perform tasks and made payments to the tune of ₹60 lakh to a bank account. He eventually lost the money to the fraudsters, following which he lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police.

On the directions of Superintendent of Police R. Rajaram, a thorough investigation was conducted by the Cyber Crime wing. The team traced the last transaction of ₹6 lakh made to an account holder and obtained the KYC of the suspected bank account. The details of the account-holder and linked mobile number were collected from the bank. It was found that the account belonged to Salman Mohammed Farook, 26, a Sri Lankan national, residing at Ambattur in Chennai. (The Hindu)

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