Cyber fraudster posing as employer dupes Chandigarh man of Rs 1.3 crore, one arrested from Mumbai
The accused, identified as Joshua Oscar Nevis, and resident of Mumbai, was arrested during a raid conducted by the Chandigarh Cyber Crime team in Maharashtra
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During the interrogation, Joshua disclosed that he came in contact with an individual through the social media app Telegram, police said (Representative image)The Cyber Crime Police, Chandigarh, has arrested a 34-year-old man from Mumbai for allegedly defrauding a city resident of Rs 1.3 crore. The fraud took place after the victim received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number, where the sender, posing as his employer, asked him to urgently transfer money as an advance payment for a project.
According to the police, the victim, trusting the sender to be his genuine employer, immediately transferred the money into an ICICI Bank account provided in the message. It was only later that he realised he had been duped.
Based on his complaint, a FIR was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Sector 17.
The accused, identified as Joshua Oscar Nevis, and resident of Mumbai, was arrested during a raid conducted by the Chandigarh Cyber Crime team in Maharashtra.
During the interrogation, Joshua disclosed that he came in contact with an individual through the social media app Telegram, police said. That person further introduced him to another accomplice, who asked Joshua to provide his bank account kit, cheque book, debit card, and registered SIM card. These details were then allegedly used to commit the fraud and siphon off the money transferred by the complainant.
Police officials said that the accused is currently in police custody and is being interrogated to trace the identities and roles of the other suspects involved in the racket. Investigators are also probing whether Joshua and his associates are linked to other cyber fraud cases reported across the country.
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