Gangtok, Dec. 16 -- A resident of Sajong, Rumtek in Gangtok district has become a victim of cyber fraud after being tricked by a fraudulent WhatsApp message posing as an electricity bill notification.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred on December 15, when the victim received a message from an unknown number claiming that his electricity bill payment had not been updated, even though the bill had already been cleared. The message further stated that a refund of Rs 740 was pending and included a link to process the refund.

Believing the message to be genuine, the victim clicked on the link and was redirected to a payment interface, where he was asked to approve a transaction of Rs 34,000 through Google Pay. Shortly afterwa...