A city-based diamond trader was saved from huge fraud in the nick of time by his friend, who works in the Mumbai Police’s Cyber Cell. Little did he know about it when he received an email from a woman saying that she wanted to start a company in India and needed his help in setting it up. Though she didn’t demand any money initially, later even before she could make him pay some, his friend alerted him that it might be a fraud.

The 50-year-old businessman got an email a couple of days back from a woman named Pooja Singh Rapheal. The email says, “I am from France. My husband and I worked with a company in France till January 4, 2021. He was one of the directors of the company, but he died of Covid-19 earlier this year. I want to fulfill my husband’s dream and set up a company in India. I want you to guide me in this investment. I don’t need any financial support from you because I have enough money to invest already. You can be my partner in this investment. Please don’t ignore me, I am your sister and I need this help.”