Online fraudster dupes Mangaluru man for over Rs. 1.5 crores through Facebook post; Here’s how
Mangaluru: In an incident of cybercrime reported from Mangaluru a local resident has lost his 1.5 crore rupees after falling for a Facebook post offered him profits for buying shares.
The incident occurred when the victim came across a Facebook post titled “Jefferies Wealth Multiplication Plan” and answered questions on the post. He was then asked to transfer money to a bank account of an unidentified person to purchase shares.
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The victim stated that he transferred Rs. 73,00,000 from his State Bank of India account followed by another Rs. 73,00,000 from his another bank account totaling Rs. 1.5 crore to the bank account of an unidentified person who contacted him after he initially answered the questions on the post.
A case in this regard has been registered at local Cyber Economics and Narcotic Crimes (CEN) Police Station and further investigations are underway.
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Northwest, central, adjoining east India to witness heatwave conditions for next 4-5 days: IMD
New Delhi (PTI): Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail over isolated pockets of northwest, central and the adjoining parts of east India for the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
It said isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, West Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and scattered pockets of East Uttar Pradesh are expected to witness heatwave conditions on different dates between April 20 and April 25.
"Hot and humid weather conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over Gangetic West Bengal during April 20-26; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during April 20–22; Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during April 20-24; coastal areas of Gujarat on April 24 and April 25," the IMD said.
Also, warm night conditions are expected to prevail in isolated pockets over Haryana, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha on April 20 and April 21, Chhattisgarh on April 20, and Odisha between April 20 and April 22.
The IMD highlighted that moderate to intense thunderstorm activity can occur over different states of south, central, east and northwest India on Monday.
There is also a possibility of hailstorms over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh on Monday, according to the IMD.
