Hyderabad man loses Rs 11 lakh to tele scammers

Falling to a new tele-calling scam, a 31-year-old resident of Hyderabad lost Rs 11.20 lakh after fraudsters posing as TRAI officials.

Hyderabad cyber crime police said that the scam started when the victim received a call from an unknown number, claiming that the victim’s



number was at risk of getting blocked as, allegedly, another SIM issued in the victim’s name is linked to a harassment case registered with the Mumbai police.

A Skype call from a fake Mumbai Police account followed to make the allegations seem legitimate.