A senior resident of South Mumbai fell victim to a cyber fraudster, losing approximately Rs 4.35 crore, who falsely claimed that the individual was eligible for a Provident Fund (PF) corpus of Rs 11 crore, according to local police reports on Thursday.

The incident was uncovered when the 71-year-old man's spouse approached the Cuffe Parade police station and registered a formal complaint with authorities, PTI reported.