Nude video call costs BSNL engineer dearly, fraudsters swindles Rs 25 lak

Nude video call costs BSNL engineer dearly, fraudsters swindles Rs 25 lakh

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Nude video call costs BSNL engineer dearly, fraudsters swindles Rs 25 lakh

August 02

14:12 2022

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By Sukant Mohanty

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2: An engineer working with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Bhubaneswar has fallen prey to a nude video call trap laid by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 25 lakh from his bank account following blackmail.

The fraudster first sent a message to the engineer on WhatsApp. Later, the fraudster hatched a nude video call plan to trap him, sources informed, adding that, the scamster started blackmailing the engineer impersonating self as a CBI officer.

“I did not know the person who texted me on WhatsApp. After receiving the message, I got a video call on WhatsApp. When I received it, I found the person nude and soon I disconnected the call. Later, the fraudster morphed the screenshot taken during the video call and started blackmailing me,” said the victim.

Meanwhile, the cyber police has launched a probe into the matter after the victim lodged a complaint in this regard.

According to cyber police, of the total cyber crimes, over 30 per cent victims fall prey to the nude video call trap of the scamsters.