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Representative image NOIDA: A city-based engineer lost $12,460, or a little over Rs 9 lakh, to cyber criminals who claimed they could get him a job and permanent residency in Canada. Rohit Sood, the victim, said that he had applied for a job in Canada and other countries through websites during the lockdown. In September last year, a ‘Canada-based’ company, Skanska Engineering, rang him up with a job offer. It had been organised, the firm told him, by a placement company called Placement Seekers. “I had applied on many websites so they may have picked up my CV from there. A person who...

Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 15:50 IST A Noida-based engineer was cheated of nearly Rs 9 lakh by cyber fraudsters on the promise of getting him a job in Canada. Techie duped with the offer to work in Canada [Representative image]  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights The techie began looking for a job abroad during the lockdown. He received a call from one Trisha Watson claiming to be a representative of a Canada-based firm. Based on the techie's complaint, the police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and Sect...