‘Bank official’ makes false claim of Rs 25 lakh lottery, dupes woman of Rs 3.86 lakh

A 43-year-old woman was duped of Rs 3.86 lakh by a cyber-fraudster, who impersonated as a SBI bank official, and told her that she has won Rs 25 lakh lottery making her deposit the cheated amount as processing fees and other miscellaneous fees. An FIR was registered with the Wadala police station on November 3.

The complainant told the Wadala police that she works as a caretaker for patients and lives with her four children. The incident took place between September 8 to September 17. The woman received a Whatsapp call from the cyber-fraudster who impersonated SBI bank’s manager Akash Verma. The fraud said he was calling from SBI’s Mumbai branch.