Hyderabad, June 23 -- A Hyderabad based businessman foiled an attempt to dupe him of Rs 50,000, after cyber fraudsters used a photograph of former Telangana DGP Ravi Gupta and a Pakistani phone number.

The victim, 61-year-old Thumpally Srinivas Reddy, approached the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCB) and filed a complaint. The complainant said he operates a security firm called LandMark Security Services.

Reddy added that he received a call a WhatsApp voice call from +923007498406 on his WhatsApp number and the name on the screen was displayed as "CBI Vikram" and the display picture was of Ravi Gupta, now the special chief secretary, home department, Telangana.

Reddy further said that the call lasted seven and a lady speaking in En...