The Cyber Cell of the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police managed to recover over Rs 29,000 of a maid within an hour of her complaint, after an online scammer cheated her of the amount. The cyber police found that the amount which was deducted from the maid’s bank account was transferred into an online games company. They immediately asked the company to freeze the game account and refund the amount.

The complainant, Farha Shaikh, works as a maid and is a resident of Mira Road. The police said the scamster told her she had to download an application. After downloading it the accused managed to grab control of Shaikh’s phone and transferred money from her bank account to the game application account.