HYDERABAD: A teenager who was using his father’s mobile phone for playing games transferred Rs 50,100 from his father’s account after he saw a message on WhatsApp that they had won a lottery in Kaun Banega Crorepati. The boy’s father, who found the amount deducted from the account, learnt that he became victim of cyber fraud and approached police. The Punjagutta police have registered a case and started an investigation.
According to the police, G Guna Shekar, while was playing games on his father G Gopal Reddy’s mobile on Monday, saw a messages on WhatsApp stating that he had won the KBC lottery. He also received WhatsApp calls from unknown people, who asked him to transfer Rs 50,100 to claim the lottery amount.Without his father’s knowledge, the boy transferred the amount in three transactions through the PhonePe UPI platform.