13 May,2023 09:51 AM IST | Nagpur | PTI
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A 29-year-old Nagpur-based man has lost Rs 6.16 lakh to a cyber fraudster after he clicked on a link sent on his WhatsApp account, police said on Friday.
The victim, a resident of the Khamla area, received a WhatsApp call last month.
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The caller, a woman, asked him to verify information about a company by sending him a link. When he clicked on the link, a sum of Rs 6.16 lakh was debited from his bank account, they said.
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Police have registered a case and further investigation was on.
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