SHILLONG: In a case of cyber crime, a person claiming to be a ‘British Diplomat’ cheated a city resident of Rs 17, 46,000.
A complaint was lodged that in January this year, the complainant (name withheld) received an email from one David Maxwell claiming himself to be a British Diplomat who informed that the complainant had won a award of Rs. 3.6 Crore from Samsung Mobile Company, UK and asked him to deposit money in order to claim the award.
Accordingly the complainant deposited Rs. 17,46,000 in different accounts on several occasions but later realized that he had been cheated.
