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Man arrested for committing financial fraud through social media

A mizoram person arrested by kollam city cyber police for committing financial fraud at delhi who had 60 lakh rupees online cheating through fake account in social media. He is  Lalram Chauna, 26, a resident of Aizawl, Uttamnagar, Mizoram. Six months ago, he befriended a retired tehsildar in the city of Kollam through social media, claiming that he was the richest man living abroad and that he had established a close relationship with her by believing false information. He also said that he was sending gifts worth crores of rupees from abroad. A few days later, he got a fake phone call from a customs official and informed him that a gift worth crores of rupees had arrived and that he had to pay customs duty to receive it. Believing this, more than half a crore was sent to various accounts several times. After a few months, he did not receive the gift and contacted the cyber police after realizing that it was a scam. He was arrested from Delhi following a complaint lodged with the Kollam Cyber ​​Police. A search of his bank accounts revealed that the money had been transferred several times and he was arrested with the clear allegation that it had been stolen from the account of a Kollam resident. As per the directions of District Police Chief Narayanan T IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police Kollam Crime Detachment Zachariah Mathew and Kollam City Cyber ​​Police Station Inspector H.P. The accused was nabbed by a team led by Mohammad Khan, ASI Manaf, ASI Niaz, CPO Satheesh and Jijo.