Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkaballapur (SP)

Chikkaballapur, Jun 21: Although the media is bringing out stories about gullible people being cheated by people posing as bank employees or government servants regularly, the common people do not seem to be taking serious notice of them. Because, in an incident which happened in the town, a gang which contacted an innocent woman succeeded in fleecing her of three lac rupees after convincing her that she had won a lottery amount of Rs 25 lac.

The woman who was taken for a ride happens to be Shameen from Gauribidanur taluk in the district. Shameen, who ekes out a living by working as domestic servant, was trapped by a call made by the gang on June 11. The call was purportedly made by unknown people from Kolkata.

The callers won over Shameen's confidence through their sweet talk and made her believe that she had actually won a lottery prize of Rs 25 lac. They used to call her often and totally succeeded in coaxing her to part with a total sum of three lac rupees. After she again got call today seeking further remittance, Shameen grew suspicious. She went to Gauribidanur police station for advice where she learnt that she had been divested of her money by a gang of cheaters. The callers used documents bearing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win over her confidence. They also sent to the woman a video which showed another woman getting money in lottery. They also made her believe by presenting document showing money having been transferred to the account of the other woman.

The woman has been working hard over the last several years as domestic servant. She had saved her hard-earned money for the future of, and performing marriage of her grown up children. The ornaments and cash she had carefully and painstakingly put together have now become the assets of unknown people. The police have sincerely requested people not to fall prey for such tactics blindly.