PANJIM, JULY 10
Satish Kuvalekar, a local resident filed a complaint with the town police station that he was duped of Rs 4.98 lakh, approximately after he followed an email that declared him a winner of 8.50 US dollar.
According to the police, Kuvalekar complaint that between December 20, 2007 and April 24, 2008 he received an email claiming he won the huge amount in a lucky lottery draw.
To claim the winning amount, the complainant was asked to pay certain amount, which ran into few lakhs through a private bank. He realised the email was a fraud after which a complaint was immediately filed.
Kuvalekar paid the amount on the account name of one Kadar Haroon on different occasions.
The Panjim police have registered a case of cheating against Kadar of Mumbai as suspect, whose details were revealed in a preliminary inquiry, Sub Police Inspector Ratnakar Kalangutkar said.
