Cyber crooks target college lecturer in Bengaluru

Cyber crooks cheated a college lecturer and siphoned off Rs 20,000.

Venkatesh DP, 47, of Kereguddadahalli, filed a complaint with Soladevanahalli police. He stated that he was surfing the internet around 11.50 am on June 29, when he received a call from an unknown number. The caller claimed that he was an executive of the well-known website naukri.com. He told Venkatesh that to register his profile, he needed to pay just Rs 10 and asked him to click on a link that they are going to send him and make the payment.