Tarun

My name is Tarun and I'm living in Canada, basically from India and Punjab state.

My name is Tarun and I'm living in Canada, basically from India and Punjab state.

We'll start from the beginning. One day, I woke up early, around 4 a.m., and I saw some missed calls from one of my family members, my cousin, and one from my sister. And I called my sister first, and she said, hey, where are you? And are you okay? She seemed panicked to me, and I asked her what happened. She said, okay, call your cousin. He will tell you the whole story.

We'll start from the beginning. One day, I woke up early, around 4 a.m., and I saw some missed calls from one of my family members, my cousin, and one from my sister. And I called my sister first, and she said, hey, where are you? And are you okay? She seemed panicked to me, and I asked her what happened. She said, okay, call your cousin. He will tell you the whole story.

Then I called my cousin. He said, hey, are you okay? And I said, yes, I'm okay. I'm at my house. What happened? He said, somebody impersonated you and called me. and say that I'm in trouble, I'm in jail for doing something really embarrassing. So I was surprised at that moment. How could somebody involve my cousin or my relative in such kind of thing?

Then I called my cousin. He said, hey, are you okay? And I said, yes, I'm okay. I'm at my house. What happened? He said, somebody impersonated you and called me. and say that I'm in trouble, I'm in jail for doing something really embarrassing. So I was surprised at that moment. How could somebody involve my cousin or my relative in such kind of thing?

Yes, yes. Actually, after a few months, I sent him the money that he lost. He wasn't asking for it, but I thought I should pay him back because it was all from his resources. And what would happen if he sent another 90,000 rupees to the scammer who lost around all of his money? Like he has kids to raise and his family. So I thought, okay, I would send him the 40,000 rupees that he lost.

Yes, yes. Actually, after a few months, I sent him the money that he lost. He wasn't asking for it, but I thought I should pay him back because it was all from his resources. And what would happen if he sent another 90,000 rupees to the scammer who lost around all of his money? Like he has kids to raise and his family. So I thought, okay, I would send him the 40,000 rupees that he lost.

As time passed, after several months, I got to see same stories or same scams on Facebook happening to other people as well.

As time passed, after several months, I got to see same stories or same scams on Facebook happening to other people as well.

I come from the Punjab in India, and so most of the population has migrated to foreign countries like Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand. And so there's hardly any person in India or in Punjab who doesn't know anybody in one of their relatives or friends who is living abroad.

I come from the Punjab in India, and so most of the population has migrated to foreign countries like Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand. And so there's hardly any person in India or in Punjab who doesn't know anybody in one of their relatives or friends who is living abroad.

So the scammers is taking the benefit of this fact that if you go to any random person in Punjab and ask them if he or she has any relative living abroad, I don't really think that anyone would ever say no to this fact.

So the scammers is taking the benefit of this fact that if you go to any random person in Punjab and ask them if he or she has any relative living abroad, I don't really think that anyone would ever say no to this fact.

In the end, when he gets the trust of the entity and he said, hey, are you alone? I want to talk to you something in private. If you're not, just get out of the house and I want to say something or I want you to do my favor.

In the end, when he gets the trust of the entity and he said, hey, are you alone? I want to talk to you something in private. If you're not, just get out of the house and I want to say something or I want you to do my favor.

The thing is, Punjab is roughly divided into Pakistan and some other regions of India. So if somebody is talking in Punjabi, it's the same language as the people living on the Indian side as well.

The thing is, Punjab is roughly divided into Pakistan and some other regions of India. So if somebody is talking in Punjabi, it's the same language as the people living on the Indian side as well.

The scammer, he called someone and the guy on the other side of the phone, he recognized him. Hey, I know you are a scammer. You've been calling to people in such a way and collecting the money. Why would you do that? And the scammer, he just got straight forward. He said, hey, you know, everything is not going in Pakistan well. We don't get any jobs. We are like unemployed.

The scammer, he called someone and the guy on the other side of the phone, he recognized him. Hey, I know you are a scammer. You've been calling to people in such a way and collecting the money. Why would you do that? And the scammer, he just got straight forward. He said, hey, you know, everything is not going in Pakistan well. We don't get any jobs. We are like unemployed.