Police recover Rs 1.86 lakh from cyber fraudster

According to cybercrime station inspector K Shivaji, the victim, a resident of Tanuku town of West Godavari, came across an online car advertisement in 2017. 
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VIJAYAWADA: Cybercrime police on Wednesday recovered `1.86 lakh belonging to a person who lost the money to a cyber fraudster in 2017. The police handed over the money to the complainat, Bhimavarapu Phani Kumar.According to cybercrime station inspector K Shivaji, the victim, a resident of Tanuku town of West Godavari, came across an online car advertisement in 2017.  He approached the seller through and agreed to purchase his car for `2.5 lakh. The accused claimed himself as an officer working in cargo department at Gannavaram Airport and asked him to pay the first instalment of `2 lakh. Phani Kumar deposited `1.86 lakh to the accused’s bank account.

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