The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested two people, including one foreign national from the Ivory Coast for duping of Rs. 1.22 crores.
According to sources, the accused identified as Bakayoko Lassina (34,) a native of Ivory Coast presently staying in New Delhi and Shoma Purkayastha alias Shoma, a resident of Delhi and a native of Meghalaya duped the money on the pretext of sending a gift parcel.
The Police said, “The accused person Bakayoko Lassina opened the fake account on social media and sent a friend request to the people randomly for friendship. The complainant who is a resident of Hyderabad accepted friend requests and daily chatted on social media as well as WhatsApp (sic.)”
The police further said that the accused later informed the complainant that he was sending a gift parcel consisting of Gold Jewellery, diamonds and other articles.
A few days after Lassina told about the gift parcel, a woman called up the victim over the phone and introduced herself as an official of the customs department and demanded money on the pretext of a clearance fee for the gift parcel. After receiving the money around Rs. 1.22 crores, the accused started avoiding calls of the complainant, following which he went to the police.
The police booked the two accused under Section 66 (c) (D) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC.) The accused were tracked down to New Delhi and were arrested and an investigation was launched.
After the probe, the police seized 20 Pass Books, 8 Cheques Books, 9 Cards, 12 Mobile phones, four Dongel, four Simcards, one Laptop and three ID cards.
Further investigation is underway.
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