The 72-year-old complainant recently received a message on WhatsApp from her sister-in-law’s mobile number, who resides in New Jersey, USA. The message requested an amount
Hyderabad: An elderly woman from the city was duped by cyber fraudsters to the tune of Rs 1.9 lakh by impersonating her sister-in-law who lives abroad.
According to reports, the 72-year-old complainant recently received a message on WhatsApp from her sister-in-law’s mobile number, who resides in New Jersey, USA. The message requested an amount.
To confirm, the victim called her sister-in-law, and in response, she heard a voice saying “YES”, which is suspected to be an Artificial Intelligence generated one.
“Believing it to be genuine, the victim transferred Rs 1.9 lakh via Google Pay. Later, she realised that it was a fraudulent request and subsequently filed a complaint to recover her money,” said cybercrime officials.
Victims of cyber-crime fraud can Dial 1930 or visit www.Cybercrime.gov.in. and lodge complaints.
In case of any emergency of cyber frauds call or WhatsApp on 8712665171.
