Cyber fraudsters posing as friends online cheated a 50-year-old woman working in Muscat twice for seven long years and made away with ₹50 lakh.
The victim, identified as Vasantha, a resident of RT Nagar, filed a complaint with the North Division cybercrime police seeking help to get back the money on Saturday.
In her complaint, Vasantha said that while working in Muscat, she came in contact with two people online who introduced themselves as Max Newtown and Frank from the United Kingdom. After several rounds of chatting, the duo offered to send her expensive gifts in the form of watches, jewellery, handbags, and cosmetics from the U.K. to Muscat. Vasantha said that someone claiming to be from customs called to inform that a consignment in her name was stuck for want of clearance and forced her to pay a total sum of ₹40 lakh online to get the parcel released in 2016. The victim said she realised later that she had been duped by Max and Frank and tried to reach them, but in vain.
