MYSURU, 29 FEB

In a distressing series of fraud cases, two women, including a retired government employee, have been scammed out of a total of ₹87 lakh through online schemes over the past week in Mysuru. 

According to police reports, two individuals lost ₹77 lakh after investing in a fictitious online trading platform that promised substantial returns. One of the victims, a software engineer from Bogadi, was enticed to join a Telegram group called High Earning Hub. Unsuspecting, she was then lured into a WhatsApp group named "Navigation of the Cutting Edge of Stock," where cybercriminals encouraged her to invest in the fraudulent trading platform. She subsequently transferred ₹57.81 lakh in several transactions to accounts specified by the scammers.