Pune: 42-yr-old man duped of Rs 1.92L in online fraud

A 42-year-old man from Pune was allegedly duped of Rs 1.92 lakh in an online fraud. Police said online fraudsters cheated the man on false assurances of providing a job in a foreign country.

The victim, who is a resident of Wadgaon Dhayari area of Pune, has lodged an FIR in this case at Cyber police station on Friday.

Police said the incident took place between June 22 and July 3 this year. Police said online fraudsters contacted the complainant over mobile phone and through email and offered a job in a foreign country. Then they demanded money from the complaint for the purpose of getting some documents from the Belgium Embassy and other papers like work permit and attestations done, said police.