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Ex-RBI Employee Loses Rs.3.5 Lakh in Fake ECI Voter Verification Scam
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Hyderabad: The cyber fraudsters duped a retired RBI employee from Ameerpet to the tune of Rs.3.50 lakh through a fake ECI voter verification link.
“At about 5.21 pm, believing the message to be related to voter verification, I sent a photograph of my voter ID card through WhatsApp.
At about 5.31 pm, Mohan received a message asking to download an ECI verification link.
Believing it to be a genuine voter verification process, Mohan opened it and filled in the details.
Believing that this was part of the voter verification process, Mohan continued with the call.