Himachal News: Shimla girl cheated of more than 12 lakh rupees in the name of custom duty on expensive gift by a foreign friend on Facebook
Shimla Girl got cheated due to friendship on social media
Reported & Written By Kumud Sharma, Diary Times, Shimla, June 14 :A girl from Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla has lost 12 lakh rupees because of befriending a foreign youth on the social media platform Facebook.
The foreigner first won the trust of the girl by talking sweetly on Facebook and then cheated the Shimla girl of 12 lakh rupees in the name of paying custom duty by luring her to bring expensive gifts on his visit to India.
The Shimla girl, who was the victim of a big fraud of 12 lakh rupees, has lodged a complaint about the entire matter with the Boileauganj Police Station in-charge. Let us tell you that the victim girl works in a private job in Shimla city.
The most shocking thing is that the victim girl, who was overjoyed to receive the parcel of foreign gifts, borrowed more than six lakh rupees from her acquaintances for custom duty and deposited it in the account of the accused foreign Facebook friend.It is also being told that the Nigerian gang has cheated the Shimla girl of twelve lakh rupees.
The entire case is being investigated by the Boileauganj police of Shimla district.The victim girl told the Boileauganj police station in-charge that she had befriended a foreign youth named Mario Sullivan on the social media platform Facebook.After that, the victim girl and Mario Sullivan took each other’s WhatsApp numbers.
In a conversation on Facebook, Mario Sullivan had told the victim that he was coming to India soon to visit and to make you happier, he had bought a lot of expensive gifts and was bringing them with him.
The victim also told the Boileauganj police station in-charge that she had started talking to her foreign Facebook friend Mario Sullivan on WhatsApp.
Then on April 29, the foreign Facebook friend Mario Sullivan said that he has reached Delhi airport and needs indian money to exchange foreign money.
Also, the foreign Facebook friend Mario Sullivan said that according to the rules of the Government of India, he needs Indian money immediately to convert foreign currency into Indian currency.After that, the victim girl transferred some money separately.
The Nigerian gang duped the victim girl of Rs. 12 lakhs in small amounts.Apart from this, the victim was also called from Delhi by a fake custom officer who told her that foreign gifts have been sent in her name by Mario Sullivan and she will have to pay custom duty to receive them.
The Nigerian gang laid a trap and duped the victim of Shimla of more than Rs. 12 lakhs. The victim girl had borrowed Rs. 6 lakhs out of Rs. 12 lakhs from her acquaintances.
On the complaint of the victim, the in-charge of Boileauganj police station has registered an FIR against the Nigerian gang under section 420 of IPC and every aspect of the entire case is being thoroughly investigated
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