Cyber fraudsters swindle Mancherial man of Rs.88,000
Luxettipet Inspector Allam Narender said the fraudsters sent a link to the victim’s mobile phone on instant messaging application Telegram, asking him to claim Rs.900 by opening the link.
Mancherial: Cyber fraudsters siphoned off Rs 88,000 from the bank account of a person at Kottur village in Luxettipet mandal under the guise of a cash prize on Sunday.
Luxettipet Inspector Allam Narender said the fraudsters sent a link to the victim’s mobile phone on instant messaging application Telegram, asking him to claim Rs.900 by opening the link.
The fraudsters transferred the funds to win his trust. They then extracted Rs.88,807 in a phased manner from the victim.
The victim approached the police when he did not receive prize.
A case was registered and investigations were taken up. Police advised the public to call toll free number 1903 to report cyber frauds.
