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MP man held for duping Coimbatore youth of Rs 13 lakh
According to police, the 29-year-old youth of Coimbatore received a phone call from the scamster posing as a CBI official.
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COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore cybercrime police arrested a 34-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh for conning a youth of Rs 13 lakhs.
According to police, the 29-year-old youth of Coimbatore received a phone call from the scamster posing as a CBI official.
The accused threatened action against the youth for involvement in the narcotics business and asked him to send money as part of a verification process.
The youth transferred Rs 13 lakhs to the accused’s account. Upon realising he was cheated, the youth filed a complaint.
The cybercrime police registered a case and picked up Sandeev Tiwari from Madhya Pradesh.
Inquiries revealed that he had duped many others following the same modus operandi.
Further investigations are on.
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