An elderly woman living alone in Andheri was happy after meeting famous Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves on Instagram and falling in love with him. She even spent a lot of money for him. But what actually came to light was shocking. This actor was a con. He lured this woman into a trap by opening a fake account in the actor's name and defrauded her financially. A case of cheating has been registered at Versova police station in this regard.
A 69-year-old woman lives in a four-bungalow area in Versova. Her 41-year-old married daughter settled in London after marriage. The elderly woman lives alone in Mumbai. She has an account in Canara Bank. The daughter, who is in London, has the details of this bank. She monitors her mother's financial transactions through e-mail. On June 30, the woman's daughter received an e-mail. INR 65,000 had been transferred from her mother's account to an unknown account in Dehradun. There is no one she knows in Dehradun. She immediately called her mother and asked. Initially, her mother was hesitant. But later, the girl was shocked to hear what she said.
A few days ago, she received a request on Instagram from a fraudster using the name of famous Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves (61). After that, the two started talking. He was in touch with the elderly woman through Instagram and Telegram. Within a few days, the elderly woman was attracted to his personality and speech and fell in love with him. The actor also said that he would come to India to meet her. He told her that he needed Indian currency for that. He asked to send money to an IDBI Bank account. Accordingly, the elderly woman sent INR 65,000 to the bank account holder Asha Nahar from Dehradun. The girl told her mother that the actor was an impersonator and it was a case of fraud.
Case registered at Versova Police Station
The girl filed a complaint at Versova Police Station on behalf of the elderly woman. Based on this complaint, the police registered a case against an unknown person under sections 66 (a), 66 (d) of the Indian Penal Code and section 318 (4) of the Indian Penal Code for cheating.
Increase in cyber fraud
Cyber criminals have become active in the past few years. Everyone has a smartphone in their hands and most transactions are done online. Taking advantage of this, cyber crooks are defrauding people in various ways. These mainly include buying and selling shares, investing, digital arrest, online tasks, online shopping, getting loans, and getting jobs. Many scammers are defrauding people in various ways on social media. Therefore, the police have appealed to be careful while dealing with anyone financially.
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