Trying to save Rs 5,000, Mumbai woman loses Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraudsters
Trying to save Rs 5,000, Mumbai woman loses Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraudsters
MUMBAI: A 31-year-old woman allegedly lost Rs 6 lakh to online scammers after dialling a number, which she had found following a Google search, believing it to be the helpline of a government body, police said on Friday.
The con came to light on Wednesday when the woman, who works in a private firm, approached the Ghatkopar police station with a complaint, an official said.
The woman, a resident of Chirag Nagar locality in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar West, on September 26 attempted to withdraw Rs 5,000 from an ATM using the cardless feature through her bank’s mobile app, the official said citing the complaint.
