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E-mail frauds major threat in J&K now
2/11/2011 10:59:21 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 11: While police is still a failure to solve simple cheating cases in Jammu and Kahsmir, now new sophisticated cheating cases is giving sleep less nights to the police. The E-Mail fraudsters who are targeting people claiming that they have won jackpot.
Number of people have fallen to these cheats who send e-mail to the people announcing that they have won lottery or someone is sharing his share of property with the people.
People are asked to submit money to receive the jackpot and once the money is transferred to the accounts created by the fraudsters, they vanish leaving the people in lurch.
According to report, the e-mail users received the email at his yahoo, Gmail, Rediffmail and Hotmail besides various other website were the accounts and the fake mails offering money or bumper prizes could be seen.
In Jammu, there are about 8 to 10 lakhs users of internet in which 5 lakhs regular using the internet. The internet is becoming hub of cyber crime and some people are making online business independently by falsely sent mails. One of the way people are doing this online fraud and offering money through sending fake e-mails and websites.
In number of cases, people agreed to fill forms sent by these cheats and the pay money on the counterfeit accounts. The counterfeiters also asked to send his photograph and proof of residence for getting the trust of users. It seems that the mails come from Delhi, Mumbai as well as out of countries.

Some fake e-mails also give threaten to the users to give the complete details of yourself otherwise they will de-activate or suspended your accounts.
When contacted Additional Superintended of Police (ASP), Crime Branch Jammu, Ranjit Singh said that the department have received about 20 complaints from the past few months.
“These activities are growing day to day in Jammu and Kashmir. We are trying to stop these fakes mails and nab the main accused” he added.
He said that the department has also traced some people who operate from Delhi and with the help of Delhi police and after completely investigation we would arrest these people, he said.”
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