Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 28 -- Yoga teacher lured by a gift of 50,000 Pounds, loses Rs. 10.9 lakh

In a series of cybercrime incidents, three Mysuru residents - including a yoga instructor - collectively lost Rs. 48.3 lakh to online fraudsters.

Despite repeated awareness drives by the Police and the media, educated professionals continue to fall prey to digital scams promising quick money and rewards.

Yoga instructor duped by 'foreign student'

A Yoga teacher from Vivekanandanagar was conned by a man who posed as a foreign student. The fraudster, identifying himself as 'Tommy Allison', contacted her after seeing her Yoga training advertisements on YouTube and Facebook.

Claiming to be a German national interested in joining a two-month cour...