Woman duped online of Rs 8,250

The police on Sunday registered a case of fraud against a company under the IT Act after a local alleged that online fraudsters had cheated her of Rs 8,250 by promising her a job in a MNC. The online job scam surfaced after the UT Police found out that the accused had cheated over 40 people in various parts of the country in a similar fashion.

Prerna,a lawyer and resident of Sector 15,has alleged that she was promised a job in Wipro Technologies as an executive manager. She received an email asking her to deposit Rs 8,250 — a refundable amount — as fees for security,air travel and other expenses.

She deposited the amount in the account of one Raj Kumar in Punjab National Bank. When she did not receive any response,she got a case registered. The company had sent Prerna an email from wipro@tech-centre.com. Pro-be has revealed that it was a Dehradun account under a fake address.