The trainer grew to become a sufferer of cyber fraud after receiving a WhatsApp message from an unknown quantity

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A retired trainer from Andhra Pradesh misplaced round Rs2.1 million from her checking account after receiving a WhatsApp message from an unknown quantity on Monday.

Retired trainer Varalakshmi, a resident of Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh, grew to become a sufferer of cyber fraud after receiving a WhatsApp message from an unknown quantity, the world police stated.

According to Varalakshmi, she obtained a message on WhatsApp with a hyperlink connected to it. She clicked on the hyperlink following which a number of financial institution transactions of cash withdrawals have been made by alleged cybercriminals who had hacked into her cellphone.

The cybercriminals withdrew a complete of Rs2.1 million from her account, making preliminary deductions of Rs 20,000, Rs 40,000 and Rs 80,000.

Varalakshmi has filed a grievance with the Cyber Crime Police.

“A retired teacher named Varalakshmi of Reddeppanaidu Colony in Madanapalle town of Annamayya district received a WhatsApp message”, stated II-Town Circle Inspector (CI) Muralikrishna. “The message was from an unknown quantity, and she or he opened it a number of occasions. Since then, she has been receiving messages saying the cash has been deducted from her account.

When she confirmed it to the financial institution officers, they stated that her account was hacked. She lodged a grievance on the cybercrime toll-free quantity 1930 on Saturday.”

Another related incident occurred not too long ago, in keeping with the police official, when “Rs 1.2 million were stolen from the account of Gnanaprakash, a software employee from Madanapalle”.

The II-Town police station registered a case in that incident too.

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