07/06/2013
The Delhi Police has registered a case against fraudulent websites and pages created in the name of Indian Air Force asking for donations to help flood victims.
According to the IAF, these websites have used IAF logos to look authentic and have put up bank account numbers where people can make their donations.
In his complaint, Wing Commander Tejveer Singh, has reportedly also given details of two account numbers being circulated online. Police suspect that both the accounts belong to the same person as they have both been opened under the same first name, 'Aditya', reports ToI. The police and the IAF have urged people to be wary of such websites.
On July 1, the owner and moderator of a webpage on Facebook, a social networking site, posted a message asking people to make donations for the Uttarakhand flood victims. The message read, "Team IAF FB will be making a donation towards the Uttarakhand flood relief, if you are willing to make a contribution do transfer your desired contribution to either of the following bank accounts".
The IAF has also taken offence of the illegal use of its logos and other identification signs which causing the public to believe these websites are genuinely owned by the IAF. The IAF personnel have requested the police to block the pages at the earliest.
A case under Section 420 (cheating) and Information Technology Acts (66 C & D) has been filed, a source said. The police are also trying to track the IPC address of the computer used to circulate the message online. Police suspect the involvement of a gang of cyber experts in the crime.