Hyderabad, Nov. 29 -- In one of Telangana's biggest cyber-investment frauds, a Hyderabad doctor was duped of Rs 14.61 crore after cybercriminals, posing as a woman on social media, trapped him in a fake online trading scheme.

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) registered a case after the victim, a resident of Prem Nagar in Erragadda, filed a complaint.

The fraud first began on August 27, when the doctor was contacted by a woman named Monica Madhavan on Facebook Messenger.

She gained his sympathy and trust by claiming that she was a victim of marital cheating and was in the middle of a divorce case. She convinced him to continue to keep up communication via Telegram.

Throughout the chats, "Monica" would claim that she has more...