Guntur, December 13: Cyber frauds are on the rise in the country. One more incident of cybercrime has come to light in Andhra Pradesh. A nursing student from Guntur in Hyderabad has alleged that she lost Rs 16 lakhs to cyber fraud while she was trying to sell her kidney online. The nursing student said that she was trying to sell her kidney to repay a debt of Rs 2 lakhs, which she had withdrawn from her father's bank account.

The victim approached Guntur Police seeking their help during the Spandana programme on Monday, as per reports from Times of India. As per the complaint, the victim said that when she went online to sell her kidney, some people offered her Rs 3 crore for her kidney and promised to transfer half amount before the operation. However, they made her pay Rs 16 lakhs towards charges for police verification and taxes. Video: Man Duped Into Taking Samadhi by Local Sadhus in Unnao, Rescued on Time by Police From Pit Covered With Bamboo and Mud.

The girl informed Guntur Police that she met a man named Praveen Raj on social media. Praveen assured the victim that she will receive an advance payment of 50 per cent of the amount before the operation and the remaining amount after the operation was successful. Surat Woman Duped Of Rs 1.76 Lakh By Online Fraudsters While She Was Trying To Get Refund For Undelivered Book From E-Commerce Website.

Praveen then opened a bank account at Citibank in Chennai and transferred Rs 3 crore to the account. The cyber fraudsters provided the victim an address in Delhi when she demanded her Rs 16 lakhs that was paid by her as police verification charges and taxes, which turned out to be fake.

The victim's father said that he had given his ATM cards to his daughter from which she withdrew Rs 16 lakhs and paid it to the miscreants in November. The victim fled to her friend's house to Jaggayyapeta in the NTR district of Andhra Pradesh from her hostel in Hyderabad when her father asked her to return home after the fraud happened.

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