Lucknow, January 16: A man in Lucknow was allegedly duped of Rs 1.49 lakhs in an online fraud when he dialled the customer care number to find out about a cancelled flight. This is the 10th such incident that occurred in the last three months, where the victim was duped after dialling a customer care number from the search engine. Online Fraud in Mumbai: Businessman Ends Up With Only Rs 1000 in Bank Account After Fraudsters Dupe Him of Rs 28 Lakh During 30-Minute SIM Outage.

In the latest case, victim Amit Gupta had to return to Lucknow from Mumbai by a flight on January 9 but the flight was cancelled later. Gupta called up the customer care to enquire about the same. Online Fraud: Mumbai Police Act Quickly, Save Rs 7.52 Lakh of Woman Professor From Fraudsters.

Later, he got a call from an unidentified mobile number. The caller asked Gupta to download Anydesk app on his mobile phone. He was then asked to respond to some details. A short while later, the money was deducted from his account. Gupta has lodged a complaint with the police and investigation is on.

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