Mumbai woman tries to buy Rs-200 Maharaja Bhog Thalis online, loses Rs over 8 lakh

A Mumbai woman has lost Rs 8.46 lakh after clicking on falling for a fraudulent Facebook ad about a “buy one get one free” offer of Rs 200 for Maharaja Bhog Thalis, the Bandra police said Thursday.

While trying to pay Rs 200 online for two thalis, the 54-year-old inadvertently allowed remote access to her phone, using which a fraudster stole the money from her bank account, according to her police complaint.

The woman, who lives with her brother, told the police that she had bank savings and some shares.

Around 5pm on Wednesday she came across the Maharaja Bhog Thalis ad on Facebook.