Man posing as Acting Chief Justice dupes Public Relations Officer of High Court

 

 

The cybercrime police are on the lookout for a conman who, posing as the acting Chief Justice, cheated the Public Relations officer of the Karnataka High Court & made away with ₹90,000 transferred to his account through Amazon gift hampers.

Based on the complaint filed by K. Muralidhar, the cybercrime police on Saturday registered a case against an unknown person charging him with impersonation, cheating, & under various sections of the Information Technology Act.

Mr. Muralidhar said the accused, using the picture of the acting Chief Justice in his display picture, sent him a message on his official mobile number asking him to buy Amazon gift vouchers. Assuming that the message is from the Chief Justice, Mr. Muralidhar purchased 9 gift vouchers online, each priced ₹10,000, from his & his friend’s account to the number.

The cybercrime police are now trying to track down the accused based on the mobile number he used & where the money was transferred.

 

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