PANAJI
Cyber cell of Goa Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against unknown persons under Section 66 D of IT Act and Section 420 IPC read with Section 34 IPC for using a Facebook profile in cheating a female resident of Marcel.
The accused used computer resources, and under the pretext of sending the complainant gifts in the form of gold jewellery and UK pounds, deceived her into depositing cash amounting to Rs 24,21,500 into various bank accounts. The accused claimed that the cash amount was to be utilised towards satisfying various taxes and duties.
The complainant deposited the money over a period of five to six months.
