India, Feb. 9 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked four members of an inter-state cyber fraud network accused of targeting foreign nationals online and cheating them through unauthorised remote access to their computers. One of the victims, a 75-year-old Singaporean national, was allegedly duped of about Rs.40.22 lakh.

According to the agency, the syndicate had been operating since July 2024, targeting overseas victims through online frauds. The Singaporean victim was allegedly targeted on July 1, 2024, while he was in Sydney, Australia.

Investigations revealed that the victim received an alert on his laptop claiming that the device had been hacked and advising him to contact a phone number displayed on the screen. Wh...