A senior citizen was cheated of ₹26 lakh by a cyber fraudster who pretended to be his brother settled in the US. The 68-year-old victim has registered an FIR with Sahakarnagar police station.
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According to the police, an unknown person had taken the photo of the complainant’s brother from Facebook and kept it as his profile photo on WhatsApp. The accused during a chat with the complainant sent a fake screenshot saying he had transferred ₹26 lakh to his account. The accused asked him to transfer the amount to various accounts.
Senior police inspector Swati Desai said digital evidence has been gathered and a case has been filed under IPC and IT Act.
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