Mysuru, Aug. 7 -- A 68-year-old woman from Alanahalli was allegedly cheated of Rs. 31.10 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as Government officials and threatened her with a fake money laundering case. A case has been registered at CEN Police Station.
According to the complaint, the victim received a phone call on July 23 from an unidentified person who introduced himself as Rahul Kulkarni and claimed to be a 'Government data officer.' He told her that her personal documents had been misused.
The next day, July 24, another fraudster contacted her through a WhatsApp video call, identifying himself as Sandeep Rao, a Mumbai Police officer. He told her that a money laundering case had been registered in her name and threatened her with legal ...