A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-13-year-old-girl-killed-after-being-hit-by-truck-in-nagpur-23304486" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nagpur</a> woman lost Rs 2.4 lakh after falling prey to online <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbais-digital-underworld-cyber-fraud-cases-skyrocketing-23297200" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">cyber fraud</a>.
According to the police, complainant recently received an offer through the Telegram app for an online job.
"She was told to complete a few simple online tasks and received some amount," the official said.
"Later, the woman was lured with the promise of more income and was persuaded to make `investments`. This way, she paid Rs 2.4 lakh to the fraudsters who were in touch with her through the app," said the police official.
The woman approached police on Friday. A case has been registered under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
(with inputs from PTI)

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