A senior citizen from Marol in Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 4.98 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials of Mahanagar Gas.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred on December 7–8, when the man, who lives with his 64-year-old wife, received a text message warning that his piped natural gas (PNG) connection would be disconnected due to non-payment of the previous month’s bill.