Scammers swindle money from parents in TN under pretext of ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ scheme

COIMBATORE: An unidentified gang, under the garb of the Tamil Nadu Education Department, has been defrauding parents of college students in Coimbatore and swindling money on the pretext of crediting a scholarship amount for their children’s higher education.

Affected students and parents complained to the city’s cybercrime police unit, urging action against scammers.