Mangaluru: 57-year-old woman loses Rs 13.38 lakh in online fraud
Mangaluru: A 57-year-old woman from Mangaluru became the latest victim of an online fraud, losing Rs 13.38 lakh to a group of fraudsters posing as a London-based woman and her associates.
The complainant reported that in February, while watching reels on Facebook, she received a message from a woman named Lillian Mary George, who introduced herself as being from London, Deccan Herald reported on Wednesday.
The two began chatting, and over time, the woman built a rapport with the victim. On November 15, the complainant received a call from a woman named Sonali Gupta, who claimed that Lillian had just arrived at Mumbai International Airport. Gupta informed the victim that Lillian was carrying £25,000 in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold, worth approximately Rs 30 lakh.
Lillian reportedly told the complainant that the money would be handed over shortly. However, citing various reasons, such as issues with currency exchange registration, customs declaration, money laundering charges, and other excuses, the fraudsters provided several different bank account numbers and urged the complainant to transfer money for various payments.
Falling into their trap, the complainant transferred a total of Rs 13.38 lakh in multiple installments. When she failed to receive the promised funds, she contacted the fraudsters, who assured her that the money would be refunded within two days. However, the promised refund never materialised.
A case has been registered at Mangaluru East Police Station, and authorities are investigating the matter further.
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ED attaches fresh assets in PMLA case against Reliance Group; total attachment over Rs 10K cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.
Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.
The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.
