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NGO falls prey to online cheats
A prominent NGO in the city has been cheated of $2000, which they sent as advance payment to a South Africa-based company.
The NGO recently received an email from Julius Madibe, a South African, stating that they were doing 'a good job,' and they had been shortlisted to receive an inheritance equivalent to Rs 60 crore from a South African philanthropist.
With dreams of setting up homes for the aged, prisoners' children and the physically challenged, they send the money. Soon after, they received another demand for $38,750, when they got suspicious. One of the trustees speaking on the condition of anonymity said,"It is sad that this NGO had to go through this.''
This incident comes close on the heels of another incident when Jayanagar resident Dr Mogasavara N M was cheated by a Netherlands-based lottery agent, who promised to send him $1,100,000 million. The doctor sent two advance payments, of 1800 euros and 4600 euros.
Neither the city police, nor the cyber crime cell can help either of these victims recover their money. This even though the scamsters are still sending them mail, asking them to send more money.
Cyber Crime ADGP S Mahapatra explains that under our cyber laws,"We cannot take up a case of fraud. We can only take up a miscellaneous case against them and inform the governments concerned.''
City police commissioner N Achuta Rao said,"We can take up a case but recovery of money is the work of the law courts.
We can certainly inform the governments concerned to take action.''
Meanwhile scores of Bangaloreans are still being pursued by these lottery scamsters. Freelotto UK has been pursuing C
Raj of Bangalore, telling her that she has won a prize for 1 million pounds. And there is little the Indian system can do about them.
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