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Hyderabad: An elderly man from Begumpet, on August 9, was duped for Rs 3 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as an official from the electricity department.
The victim 79-year-old SVN Murthy received a call from an unknown number. The person informed Murthy that his electricity bill from the month of July was pending. The fraudster then sent a link to the victim asking him to deposit Rs 10 in the bank account.
The fraudster managed to get details of Murthy’s debit card including the CVV number. After a while, the victim received a message from the bank stating Rs 3.06 lakh was debited from his account.
Following the incident, Murthy filed a complaint with the police. A case has been registered and the investigation is underway.
This post was last modified on August 11, 2022 2:39 pm