India, Oct. 24 -- A 53-year-old interior designer from Vashi lost Rs.8.21 lakh from his company's current account after a cyber fraudster allegedly posing as an official from the "Indian Election Office" tricked him into completing a fake voter ID verification process online for a fee of Rs.5.

According to the complaint registered at APMC police station, the incident took place on October 13, when the complainant was at his office in Sector 19C, Vashi. At around 3pm, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number.

The caller, who identified himself as Chandrashekhar, claimed there was a discrepancy in his father's name on his voter ID and Aadhar cards and said verification was required to resolve it.

The caller sent him a link that...