New Delhi: Recently, we came across numerous stories about ‘digital arrest’ scam, committed by fraudsters through WhatsApp Video calls, where they would intimidate the victim by blaming them for various illegal activities and making them to transfer money to drop the cases.
In many cases the victims were made to give away huge amounts of their hard-earned earnings.
Call from spacecraft
Now, a strange scam case has come to light where a woman in Japan fell victim to an online scam. In this case, the man, calling himself an astronaut, claimed that he is stuck in a spacecraft and has been attacked, and his oxygen is running out. In such a situation, he needs money immediately so that he can buy oxygen. The woman believed the man and sent the money, but later she realized that she has become a victim of cyber fraud.
‘Transfer 1 million yen of electronic currency’
According to the South China Morning Post, an 80-year-old woman from Sapporo reportedly met the man on social media, where he claimed to be aboard a spacecraft orbiting Earth. He soon convinced her that his vessel was “under attack” and that he was running out of oxygen. The man requested the woman to buy 10 lakh yen (about six lakh rupees) of electronic currency and transfer it to him so that he could buy more oxygen.
Woman was tricked by romantic overtures
According to investigation, the woman had developed romantic feelings for the man, as their conversations on social media revealed. Many users on social media have expressed sympathy for the woman. A user has written that it sounds very funny and there are many things to criticize her, but the sad thing is that many people believe these things and get cheated. Another user said that this is not a comedy.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Woman in Japan duped of lakhs by innovative scammer.
- A strange scam case has come to light where a woman in Japan fell victim to an online scam.
- The man, calling himself an astronaut, claimed that he is stuck in a spacecraft.
- He soon convinced her that his vessel was “under attack” and that he was running out of oxygen.
Many users on social media have expressed sympathy for the woman. A user has written that it sounds very funny and there are many things to criticize her, but the sad thing is that many people believe these things and get cheated. Another user said that this is not a comedy.