Section 66D of ITA, 2000 : Section 66D: Punishment For Cheating By Personation By Using Computer Resource
The Information Technology Act, 2000
Bare Act
- CHAPTER XI: OFFENCES
Whoever, by means of any communication device or computer resource cheats by personation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
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Simplified Act
If someone pretends to be another person using a phone, computer, or any other device that can send messages, and they trick someone else in this way, they can go to jail for up to three years and also have to pay a fine of up to 100,000 rupees.
Explanation using Example
Consider this scenario: John, an individual, uses an email to impersonate a bank's customer service representative. He sends an email to Jane, a customer of the bank, pretending to be from the bank's customer service and asks Jane to provide her account details for a 'system update'. Jane, believin...