Woman loses Rs.21 L in gaming fraud
Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- A 79-year-old woman from Kandivali was duped of Rs.21 lakh in an online puzzle game fraud by unidentified individuals who lured her with a reward of Rs.10 crore on winning. She was asked to pay a processing fee to claim the reward and after she paid the amount, the fraud told her the game was shut down and that the reward would not be transferred to her, said a police officer.
According to the police, the victim Kripa Rupanarayan Bhat, a resident of Charkop in Kandivali, came across an advertisement for a puzzle game in April this year and by mistake clicked the link in the advertisement, which led her to the game's website. She answered the puzzles on the site, after which an unidentified person approached her, informing her that she won a prize of Rs.10 crore for answering puzzles correctly, the officer said.
The police said that Bhat was asked to pay a processing fee and between April 28 and July 21, she transferred Rs.21 lakh to multiple bank accounts, details of which were shared by the fraud. "On July 24, he sent her a message stating that the puzzle game was shut down, and therefore, she would not receive any amount," he added.
A few days later, the woman told her friend about the incident, who advised her to approach the police....
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