80-year-old in Mumbai loses over Rs 3 lakh to fake electricity bill message

An 80-year-old man in Mumbai has lost over Rs 3 lakh after he fell prey to a fraudulent message asking him to clear his electricity bill dues to avoid his power supply getting disconnected, police said Thursday.

An FIR has been registered at the Charkop police station Thursday based on the complaint of the retired private accountant who stays with his wife at Kandivali. He told police the fraudster tricked him into transferring Rs 3.27 lakh from his bank account.

According to the police, the man received a message on his phone on Monday that said he had not paid his electricity bill for November and that his connection would be disconnected.