Elderly man defrauded of ₹2.86 lakh by cyber fraudsters in Bengaluru

Cyber fraudsters defrauded an elderly man of ₹2.86 lakh while he was planning to buy dry fruits online. The incident occurred with Mahadev (80), a resident of Telecom Layout, Rampur Road, Bengaluru. Mahadev was defrauded after paying ₹1,000 to an advertisement company and subsequently transferring ₹2.86 lakh to an unknown account based on the instructions of strangers via WhatsApp video calls.