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Elderly woman duped of 7.5 Lakhs in Jabalpur via fake Tamil Nadu CM aid scam.
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News18•16-10-2026, 19:26
Elderly woman duped of 7.5 Lakhs in Jabalpur via fake Tamil Nadu CM aid scam.
- •A shocking cyber fraud case emerged in Jabalpur where an elderly woman lost 7.5 lakhs.
- •Fraudsters lured the victim through an unknown link on Facebook promising financial aid.
- •The accused promised a loan and financial assistance of 1 crore from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- •The victim transferred a total of 750000 rupees into seven different bank accounts as instructed.
- •Police registered a case and started investigating the accounts and the network involved.
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The cyber fraudsters lured the elderly woman by promising her financial assistance and a loan of ₹1 crore from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after she clicked on an unknown link found on Facebook.
The elderly woman transferred a total of ₹7.5 lakh into seven different bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. When the scammers demanded an additional ₹60,000, she realized she had been defrauded and contacted the police.
Upon receiving the victim's complaint, the Gorakhpur police station registered a case against unknown accused and launched an investigation. The police are currently gathering information on the seven bank accounts used in the fraud to identify the culprits and trace the network.
