India, March 17 -- Tarannum Raza a resident of Malad got trapped in the fake Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) lottery promising a payout of Rs 25 lakh. She got duped for more than Rs 75 thousand into paying "so-called processing fees" to receive the payout.
Tarannum said, "I received an audio message recorded by a person claiming to be the member of Kaun Banega Crorepati, there was a background message of KBC. The audio was followed by the text messages stating the entire process of transferring the lottery prize money to the bank accounts of the winners. As instructed, I contacted a phone number mentioned in the text message in the belief that I would claim their prize."
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