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Conman dupes secretary of private school, makes away with ₹7.2 lakh

Offering to increase the credit card limit, a conman cheated the secretary of a private school and made away with ₹7.2 lakh on Saturday.

Based on the complaint by Naveen Rao from Jakkur, the Amruthahalli police registered a case of cheating under various sections of the IT Act on Saturday and efforts are on to track down the accused through the details of the transaction .

Mr. Rao in his complaint said that the accused, identifying himself as Manish Sharma, a bank executive, offered to increase his credit card limit. The accused sent a link asking Mr. Rao to enter the credit card number. After he completed the task, Sharma asked him to download an app. Suspecting something fishy, Mr. Rao refused.

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