Hyderabad, April 10 -- In yet another case of cyber fraud, a 75-year-old man, a resident of Jubilee Hills, has lost nearly Rs 96 lakh over a period of one year.

According to the information, it all began when the man received a WhatsApp message about a part-time job. After contacting the given number, the fraudsters told him he could earn money by doing simple online tasks. They took his bank details and gave him a few tasks.

To gain the trust of a Hyderabad man and trap him in a cyber fraud, they credited Rs 9,500 to his account.

Later, he was added to a Telegram group where he was encouraged to invest money with promises of high returns. In the beginning, he invested Rs 39,800 and was shown a profit of Rs 6,000. This made him believe...