Hyderabad, Oct 14
A resident of Hyderabad was duped to the tune of Rs 7.90 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as a representative of an NGO.
According to police, a 30-year-old resident of Begumpet became a victim of a loan scam after receiving a WhatsApp call from a person with a DP of Salman Khan, a social activist who is the founder of Hyderabad Youth Courage (HYC).
The caller falsely informed him that a loan of Rs 50 lakh had been sanctioned in his name and asked him to pay Rs 10 lakh towards processing and other charges. Believing the offer to be genuine, the victim transferred Rs 7,90,000 from accounts of his known contacts to bank accounts provided by the fraudster.
Both Khan and Ayub were booked in different cases of misappropriation of funds collected through crowdfunding. However, they denied the accusations and claimed that the cases were politically motivated.