Bengaluru techie duped of ₹44 lakh in Telegram-to-WhatsApp stock trading scam: Report
In an yet another case of cybercrime in Bengaluru, a 46-year-old software engineer from Horamavu lost a staggering ₹44 lakh after falling prey to a fake stock-trading scam that began with a false medical emergency alert.
The victim received a Telegram message on July 11 claiming that someone was in critical condition at a hospital and urging him to rush there. Believing it to be a genuine emergency, he replied that he was not the right contact. The sender, introducing herself as Reeva Chauhan, thanked him for the response, Times of India reported.
