Mangalore : A young woman from Moorukaveri Mulki has lost Rs 3 lakhs to tricksters, lured by an SMS announcing her as a winner of a cash reward of Rs 5 crores.
Silvia Fernandes(28) had recently received an SMS on her cell phone stating she was a winner of Rs 5 crores cash reward from UK Toyota. An elated Silvia soon sent all the details sought by the sender. In a few days, she received a call from a man stating that she will have to remit a small amount of Rs 3 lakhs to a particular account if she can claim her whopping prize money of Rs 5 crores.
Believing him she deposited Rs 3.07,333 in the accounts at Syndicate Bank, Bank of Baroda, Karnataka Bank and SBI branches at Kinnigoli.
The amount deposited were soon withdrawn but there was no call from the company. After a futile wait for a month Silvia realized she was cheated. She then lodged a complaint with the police. A case has been registered under Cyber Crime Act against the UK Toyota which sent the SMS.