Pune techie falls for offer of gold, diamond jewellery from Poland, loses Rs 11.5 lakh in cyber fraud

Cyber fraudsters allegedly cheated a 24-year-old Pune-based software engineer of Rs 11.5 lakh by offering to send her gold and diamond jewellery purchased from Poland.

According to the police, around the second week of January, the victim connected with the Instagram account, claiming to be that of an Indian settled in the US. She started chatting and talking with the man and soon took the communication to WhatsApp.

The man told her that he had purchased gold and diamond jewellery from Poland and sent her the consignment comprising the ornaments and cash in foreign currency. He asked her to complete the process of customs clearance.