67-year-old man loses ₹2.17 lakh to Kerala lottery scam in Hyderabad
Summary
A 67-year-old man was scammed out of ₹2.17 lakh by cyber fraudsters who told him he had won a ₹5 lakh prize in a Kerala lucky draw lottery. The incident occurred in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad cybercrime police filed a case and started an investigation. The scam was reported on January 19, 2025.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Harm Types
AI-Powered Financial Fraud
Mechanism
conduct
Recipient
IndividualA 67-year-old man from Hyderabad
Dimensions
economic
Sources
3'Press 1 if the transaction not done by you': How Bengaluru woman lost Rs 2 lakh while stopping a fraud - The Economic Times
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Senior citizen duped of ₹2.17 lakh in lottery scam - The Hindu
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Hyderabad man gets WhatsApp message about PM Kisan scheme, loses Rs 1.9 lakh after clicking on the fake link - India Today
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