Cyber Scam Case: In Cuttack city of Odisha, cyber fraudsters, posing as a senior employee of a car company, defrauded a businessman of Rs 40 lakh. A police officer gave this information on Wednesday. The officer said that the victim has lodged a complaint with the cyber police and the police have registered a case and started investigation. Earlier, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had also talked about setting up new cyber police stations regarding cyber security.
Police gave this information
According to police, the businessman wanted to open a car showroom in Sambalpur and he approached the company personnel for guidance. The company personnel instructed him to submit the necessary documents on their official website.
Police said that the businessman accidentally logged in to a fake website and deposited Rs 40.20 lakh in two different bank accounts. When the fraudsters asked for more money but did not turn up for the ‘field visit’, the victim realized he was being defrauded. According to the police, preliminary investigation has revealed that the concerned bank accounts are located in New Delhi and the matter is being investigated.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had said this
Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said regarding cyber fraud, ‘In view of this, our government is committed to strengthening and modernizing the cyber cell of the police department. For this, a target has been set to establish cyber police stations in all the districts. A cyber crime branch will also be formed in the state for high-level investigation and monitoring of cyber crimes, which will be in-charge of a senior officer.
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