Recently a man named Shirish Prabhakar Jog (46) was cheated by a fraudster of Rs 81,376 on the pretext of supplying N-95 face masks on Facebook.
The Complainant is a resident of Plot No 190, Flat No 101, Sunrise Palace, Shilpa Society, Narendra Nagar, was searching for on-line deal for N-95 masks. After spotting an online advertisement on Facebook by accused Uttam Suresh Loke, a resident of Flat No208(A), Jairam Apartment, Wakipada, Naygaon, Paldhar, the complainant contacted Loke on his mobile phone.
He gave an order of 500 face masks and transferred Rs 81,376 to the account of Loke on May 4, 2020. Jog realised the fraud when the Loke stopped responding to his phone calls. He approached the police and lodged a complaint. An offence under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code was registered by Beltarodi Police.
