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Thane: Software professional loses Rs 17.2 lakh to cyber fraud
Updated On: 17 August, 2023 01:29 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Cyber fraud: After extracting Rs 17.28 lakh from the IT professional over the next few days, the duo became evasive when he asked them about the money promised to him
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A 42-year-old software professional from Maharashtra`s Thane district lost Rs 17.2 lakh after he was scammed by two persons who promised him easy money through a "part-time" job, an official told news agency PTI on Thursday.
A man and a woman got in touch with the complainant, who is employed with a top Indian IT firm, on August 3 and offered him a part-time job related to hotel bookings, the official told PTI.
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