Hyderabad: Former govt employee duped of Rs. 73.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters

After sending a few documents, the scamsters conned the woman into transferring the amount from her bank accounts to some other accounts provided by them.

Hyderabad: A woman, a former government employee, was duped of Rs. 73.50 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened and scammed her on pretext of her involvement in a human trafficking case.

The victim received a call from a person who alleged she owns a phone number that was used in illegal activities. After a few days, she received a WhatsApp call from a person who was dressed in a police uniform and introduced himself as the investigating officer of the human trafficking case.

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After sending a few documents, the scamsters conned the woman into transferring the amount from her bank accounts to some other accounts provided by them.

The fraudsters assured to transfer the amount back to the victim after the verification process and to make her believe issued a receipt of the amount. After few days, the scamsters stopped communication with the woman.

The woman later realized that she was cheated and approached the police who registered a case.