Scamster tries luck with police HQ number, cop pulls his mask off

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A cyber scamster who tried to dupe a woman on Wednesday was in for a rude shock. For the person he tried to pick on turned out to be a Kerala Police officer.

The scamster tried his luck by contacting the official mobile phone number of the police media centre located in the police headquarters, claiming that he was calling from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The call was attended by woman battalion constable Shibina S, who was well aware of the fraudulent ways being used by the scamsters to con people.