The retired manager of a nationalised bank was recently cheated of Rs 12.5 lakh after falling for the lure that she had won a lottery worth Rs 7.5 lakh. The Malad police are hunting for those who duped the 60-year-old. An FIR case was registered at Malad police station on Friday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and IT Act.  The police said the fraudsters gained the victim’s trust by sending images of even the Aadhaar and PAN cards allegedly belonging to one of them.

As per the statement of the victim, who retired last year, a letter had arrived in her name to the Navsari bank branch where she worked. The letter contained a scratch card from a well-known online shopping company and  after scratching it, the Malad resident found that she had won a lottery of Rs 7.5 lakh on the occasion of their 12th anniversary. An officer from the Malad police station said that the woman contacted a mobile number mentioned in the letter.