Cyber fraud: Senior citizen duped of ₹26 lakh

A senior citizen was cheated of ₹26 lakh by a cyber fraudster who pretended to be his brother settled in the US

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.

Senior police inspector Swati Desai said digital evidence has been gathered and a case has been filed under IPC and IT Act. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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.