Bhubaneswar, Oct. 27 -- The Crime Branch wing of Odisha Police arrested a wanted cybercriminal from West Bengal for allegedly netting Rs 1.08 crore from a gullible investor in Odisha in an online gaming fraud, officials said today.
The crime branch acted on a complaint lodged by the victim, who alleged that he was defrauded by a cyber fraudster who lured him to invest in an online game.
The glib-talking scammers induced him to trade in illegal online gaming platforms leading him to transfer Rs 1,08,79,420 (Rs one crore eight lakh seventy nine thousand four hundred twenty).
Despite initial losses, he was convinced to invest more, but when attempting to withdraw, they demanded additional money and refused to release his funds. He realized ...