Telangana: Doctor, Govt Employee Lose Rs 74.78 Lakh to Cyber Crooks

Karimnagar:
Over two days, a doctor and a government employee have lost nearly Rs 74.78 lakh to cyber fraudsters in Jagtial district.

According to a complaint filed on Wedneday. a doctor of Metapally mandal lost Rs 74.38 lakh to cyber criminals. He opened a link in Instagram and invested Rs 24 lakh on the promise that it would grow to Rs 1.27 crore in a few months.

A few days, he received a WhatsApp call from cyber criminals who told him to deposit Rs 50 lakh to claim the promised amount. The doctor deposited the money.

Later, he received another call asking him to pay 30 per cent of the promised Rs 1.27 crore towards service tax. When he refused, the fraudsters stopped sending messages to him. The doctor then lodged a complaint with the Metpally police.

In Sarangapur mandal, a government employee lost Rs 40,000 to cyber criminals. Shiva Prasad received a WhatsApp link with a bank logo. Believing that bank officials had sent the link, he opened it and sent his bank details as he was told.

After half an hour, the cyber criminals started withdrawing money from his bank account. He rushed to Sarangapur police station and lodged a complaint.