SMS fraud : Young lady from Mulki loses Rs 3 lakhs

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Aug 2, 2013: The cops have been oft and again warning the public against falling prey  to  fake SMSes declaring them  as winners in some bogus contests.  Still gullible and sometimes even intelligent people have been falling prey to the trap laid by some tricksters.

In a latest instance, a woman from Mulky lost nearly Rs 3  lakhs lured by an SMS announcing that she was a winner of a cash reward of Rs 5 crores.

Silvia Fernandes (28) of Moorukaveri in Mulki who was overjoyed  on  seeing the SMS sent her details to the given number and she received a call from a  man identifying himself with UK Toyota stating that   she needed to make a small payment to receive the huge cash prize.

A totally ignorant Silvia deposited Rs 3,07,333 as told by the  man in accounts  of Syndicate Bank, Karnataka Bank, Bank of Baroda and SBI branches at Kinnigoli.

But since then,  her efforts to contact the  number from which she got the call went in  vain. Having no word from the company, Siliva realized she was cheated and registered a police complaint and a case has been registered under Cyber Crime Act against the UK Toyota.