Lucknow, Nov. 5 -- In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a youth from Lucknow was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore by online scammers operating under the guise of a gaming app, police confirmed on Tuesday.
The victim claims that the fraudsters manipulated, blackmailed, and even hypnotised him over a span of three years to extort the money.
The victim, Bhuri Singh, originally from Runakta in Agra, currently resides in Indira Nagar, Lucknow, where he runs a leather business. According to Singh, the ordeal began in 2022 when he started receiving WhatsApp calls and messages from unknown numbers.
The callers introduced themselves as representatives of an app named "SKY247", claiming that users could double their money by playing games on the p...