Pakistani bureaucrat taken for a ride
August 31st, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A Pakistani bureaucrat fell for a scam when he was told that he had won a new car which he would get after paying a token amount of Rs.300,000. He paid, but the car never came.
The bureaucrat has now approached the Federal Investigation Agency.
“The bureaucrat said tricksters called on his mobile phone number, informing him of a bumper prize of a car he won in a lucky draw,” an official told Dawn.
The bureaucrat paid up Rs.300,000.
“We are probing the matter and hopefully it will be resolved. But it is a concern that people like him despite being highly educated fall for such frauds,” the official was qouted as saying.
The FIA`s National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes has warned people against fake text messages promising Rs.1,000 or more. “We are probing a number of complaints,” the official said.
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