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Elderly Woman Loses Rs 3.8 Crore in WhatsApp Scam

CosmicTaco · 2024-11-26T15:42:36.990728+05:30

- A 77-year-old Mumbai resident lost Rs 3.8 crore to cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers. - The scammers kept her under constant video surveillance, demanding bank details and money transfers. - Her daughter recognized the scam, leading to a police report and freezing of the fraudsters' accounts. Source: [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/police-of-the-four-biggest-states-in-india-warn-about-this-wedding-card-scam-on-whatsapp-that-people-have-lost-lakhs-to/articleshow/115688309.cms), [Asianet Newsable](https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/77-year-old-mumbai-woman-put-under-month-long-digital-custody-by-fake-cops-duped-of-rs-3-8-cr-shk-snjqsb)

A 77-year-old Mumbai resident lost Rs 3.8 crore to cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers.
The scammers kept her under constant video surveillance, demanding bank details and money transfers.
Her daughter recognized the scam, leading to a police report and freezing of the fraudsters' accounts.

Source: The Times Of India, Asianet Newsable

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The fact that people have that much money lying around

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