Conmen use FB to lure & cheat; cases soar in Lko

Lucknow | Tuesday | 19th March, 2019

Summary:

In January, Walter sent Chaudhary a message on Facebook and told her that he would be coming to India. LUCKNOW: With six cases of fraud being reported this year since January, befriending targets on Facebook is fast turning out to be an easy way for conmen to dupe Lucknow residents.In 2018, two such cases were reported and one each was reported in 2017 and 2016. He asked for Rs 2 lakh to get customs clearance for dollars he planned to bring along on his India visit. After she had deposited the amount in a bank in Noida, Chaudhary didn’t get any reply from Walter and he had also unfriended her on Facebook. Later, she reported the matter to the police..