India, March 15 -- A 71-year-old woman was cheated of Rs.4.82 crore by cyber frauds posing as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Customs officials, and judge. The Central Cyber police station registered a case on Thursday based on the complaint lodged by the senior citizen, who resides at RP Masani Road in Matunga East.

According to the police, the woman was cornered by the frauds into a fake court trial on a WhatsApp video call and coerced into paying up the money through digital transfers.

It all began with a call to the woman from an unknown number on December 19, 2024, asking her to re-charge her phone. Two days later, another caller from the same number instructed her to press 9 to talk to a customer care executive. W...