Mumbai: Homemaker lured with Rs 55 lakh KBC lottery, duped of Rs 3.85 lakh

A 31-year-old homemaker from Mumbai was duped of Rs 3.85 lakh by a gang of cyber-fraudsters, who claimed they were calling from Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) to tell her she had won a Rs 55 lakh lottery. They asked her to pay Rs 3.85 lakh as processing fees, among other miscellaneous charges.

The woman lodged a FIR with the V P Road police station in Charni Road (east) on November 22 against the gang of cyber-fraudsters. As per her complaint, she stays with her husband, two children and father-in-law. Her husband runs a shop selling snacks.

At 10 am on November 16, she received a phone call on WhatsApp from an unknown number.