Promised Job, Unemployed UP Man Framed In Rs 250-Crore GST Fraud
NDTV
A GST team landed up on the man's doorstep and told him that a company was being run in his name.
Struggling with unemployment, a young man from Muzaffarnagar was in for the shock of his life when a team from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department landed up at his doorstep and told him that a company was being run in his name and a fraud to the tune of Rs 250 crore had been committed.
When the real story began to emerge, it was found that the fraudsters had used the fact that the man was unemployed to trick him into parting with all his details, including crucial documents.
Ashwani Kumar, a resident of Barsu village in Muzaffarnagar's Ratanpuri police station area, received a call on WhatsApp a few days ago. He was offered a job and then asked to send a list of documents, including his Aadhaar card and the house's electricity bill. Intent on conning him, the fraudsters twisted the knife even further and asked him to pay Rs 1,750 to them to process his application.
