LUCKNOW, June 3 -- A 20-year-old university student in Lucknow fell prey to a cyber fraudster who impersonated the district magistrate of Siddharthnagar and duped her of Rs.90,000 on the pretext of furniture delivery.

The victim, Neha Tripathi, a resident of Gulistan Colony and a student at Lucknow University, had no reason to suspect anything unusual when she received a call on the evening of May 28 from someone claiming to be the DM of Siddharthnagar.

The caller told her that a consignment of furniture was arriving and she must receive it and immediately transfer Rs.90,000 via e-payment to a specified number. He also said that this request was made by her uncle.

Believing the call to be genuine, Neha transferred the amount to the mob...