Woman cheated of Rs 15 lakh by Facebook ‘friend’

A teacher with a private school in the city was duped by her Facebook contact, who tricked her into parting with Rs 15 lakh after promising her a costly gift.

The 55-year-old victim, a resident of Ramamurthy Nagar, in her complaint said she came in contact with one Dr Kevin on Facebook. After a few days, he took her phone number and the two started exchanging WhatsApp messages.

On June 9, Kevin told her that he has sent her 45000 British pounds as a gift. Later she got a call by a person who identified himself as an officer from the customs department. He told her to pay customs charge and service charge to get the gift.