This is the latest bait being used by Nigerian fraudsters to dupe victims online, say Pune police
This is the latest bait being used by Nigerian fraudsters to dupe victims online, say Pune policeu00a0
Nigerian online fraudsters are factoring the ongoing economic downturn into their strategies to trap gullible netizens. Recently, Dayaram Arun, who works in a company at Arora Towers, near the cantonment, was delighted when he received an email from Unilever, UK, offering him a job.
He deposited Rs 61,543 in an account specified in the email only to realise some time later that he has been cheated.u00a0
Cyber Cell Advisor and coordinator Sudam Chaure of the Pune Police said the case highlighted the changing nature of Nigerian fraud. "Nigerian fraud is equated with false random lottery announcements which ask victims to deposit a big amount in an account to collect their big win.
These days, with people losing jobs in current market conditions, lucrative job offers strike an instant chord with gullible victims. There are also instances where people are offered great deals on expensive computers. They are then asked to deposit certain amounts as processing charges," said Chaure.u00a0
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"IP addresses tracked in the case point to some African countries. Earlier such fraudsters would entice
victims to pay advance fees for releasing the prize money they had supposedly won in an online lottery," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajendra Dahale of the Cyber Cell and Economic Offences Wing.
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