Goa, Nov. 27 -- A Curtorim resident has fallen victim to a cyber-fraud after clicking on a fake Parivahan APK link, resulting in a financial loss of Rs.1 lakh. According to the complaint, the victim's husband, Errol Rodrigues, received the malicious link on September 20 and forwarded it to his wife. Upon clicking the file, an unknown individual allegedly accessed her phone and carried out two unauthorised bank transactions of Rs.50,000 each from her Bank of Baroda and SBI accounts.

The funds were reportedly used to purchase Amazon Pay gift vouchers, leaving the victim with a total loss of Rs.1 lakh.

The Canacona Police have registered a case, and the matter is under further investigation by PSI Ajit Velip. Authorities have warned citize...